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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 11/2008

01-11-2008 | Invited Commentary

Challenging Surgery for Retroperitoneal Tumors and Liver Transplant Surgeons

Author: Murat Akyol

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 11/2008

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Excerpt

Resection of tumors in the retroperitoneum, surrounding, invading, or growing into the inferior vena cava (IVC), presents challenges to most surgeons. Of the uncommon tumors that present in this way, the most common is renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which has the unique propensity to grow into the lumen of the IVC via the renal vein. Other retroperitoneal tumors, such as adreno-cortical carcinomas and primary sarcomas arising in the retroperitoneum, may invade the IVC and/or other surrounding structures, such as the liver or the diaphragm. …
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Metadata
Title
Challenging Surgery for Retroperitoneal Tumors and Liver Transplant Surgeons
Author
Murat Akyol
Publication date
01-11-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 11/2008
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-008-9729-z

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