2025, Vol. 8, Issue 2, Part A

Author(s)
Immaculata Kafumu, Debora Hoza, Mlangwa Mguta, Helena Machibya and Ikupa Mwasumbi

Abstract
Omental liposarcoma is rare presentation of liposarcoma, commonly found in the lower limbs and retroperitoneum. We present a case of omental low grade myxoid liposarcoma and discuss imaging findings in computed tomography to differentiate omental liposarcoma from another abdominal tumor. I herein present a case of a 30-year-old female presented with abdominal pain and swelling for 4- month, with normal bowel habit. Contrasted-enhanced Computed tomography was done which reveled heterogenous enhancing non infiltrative lobulated abdominal mass measuring about 11x10x8 cm in size, compressing the pancreas, no evidence of local infiltration. The liver was normal and no lymph node metastasis was observed. The omental origin of the tumor was revealed only on post laparotomy. The patient underwent explorative laparotomy, intraoperative a 4-kg tumor seemed to be emanating exclusively from the greater omentum was simply resected. Histopathology of the tumor revealed a low grade myxoid liposarcoma. After the operation the patient received neither radiotherapy nor chemotherapy. The patient had no recurrence or complications 8 months post operative. This case accentuates the importance of considering contrasted computed tomography in evaluating abdominal liposarcoma in conjunction with laparotomy in establishing the origin of the mass.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33545/26644436.2025.v8.i2a.447

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