Case Report

Large Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma Diagnosed upon Radiological Evaluation of Mild Right-Sided Inguinal Hernia

Figure 4

Photomicrograph of pathology of lipomatous retroperitoneal mass. Microscopic pathology. This is a composite photomicrograph which demonstrates representative findings from the initial surgical specimen in this case. (a) Low power representative field of the patient’s surgical specimen which demonstrates adipocytes, sclerosis, and inflammation (hematoxylin and eosin stained section, 40x magnification). (b) Lipoblasts are indicated by the black arrow and while being a common feature of liposarcomas are not necessary for diagnosis of liposarcoma (hematoxylin and eosin stained section, 400x magnification).
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