Inflammation that affects your retroperitoneal space is a serious medical condition. It has a high mortality rate. However, early diagnosis and treatment can improve your outlook. The retroperitoneal ...

New research from Fox Chase Cancer Center confirms that preoperative radiation therapy does not reduce surgical complexity, reinforcing evidence that most patients benefit from proceeding directly to ...

Background A 60-year-old man with a history of atherosclerotic disease of the carotid and coronary vasculature presented with lower back pain and acute renal failure. Imaging studies revealed ...

New Malignant Diseases After Allogeneic Marrow Transplantation for Childhood Acute Leukemia PURPOSE: To determine the incidence of metastatic disease and usage of chemotherapy (adjuvant or metastatic) ...

Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare inflammatory disorder that results in the formation of fibrous tissue, affecting the organs located at the back of the abdomen. It is also known as Ormond's disease ...

Fighting retroperitoneal sarcoma can be like fighting a rare and giant beast. For patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma, surgery is still the only chance for cure. However, these are not ...

To describe a case of retroperitoneal lymphocele as an extremely rare complication after lumbar spine fracture. A 71-year-old man presented with severe intractable low back pain caused by a huge ...

What are retroperitoneal lymph nodes? Lymph nodes form a network of glands throughout your body. Cancer can spread to the lymph nodes and make them bigger (enlarged). Testicular cancer can spread to ...

People with a retroperitoneal sarcoma are referred before having any treatment to a sarcoma treatment centre with special expertise in managing this type of tumour. Treating retroperitoneal sarcomas ...

Retroperitoneal fibrosis, which is also sometimes referred to as Ormond’s disease, is a disorder characterized by inflammation and the development of scar tissue behind the membrane that surrounds the ...