SURGICAL TREATMENT OF A GIANT RETROPERITONEAL LIPOMA: A CLINICAL CASE

This article describes a clinical observation of the diagnosis and surgical treatment of a giant retroperitoneal lipoma. Medical history and clinical data from the preoperative assessment, intraoperative findings, and surgical outcomes are presented. During observation, a giant lipoma in the left retroperitoneal space was diagnosed. The patient underwent radical surgical intervention. The presented clinical case demonstrates the necessity of an adequate preoperative evaluation, the performance of all operative stages in accordance with oncologic surgery principles, and morphological examination of the resected specimen. Keywords: Giant lipoma, retroperitoneal space, surgical approach, surgical treatment, clinical case.