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    Bilateral Renal Auto-Transplantation for Retroperitoneal Sarcomas: Is It Underutilized?
    (MDPI, 2023-08-14) Robinson, Tyler P.; Milgrom, Daniel P.; Nagaraju, Santosh; Goggins, William C.; Samy, Kannan P.; Koniaris, Leonidas G.; Surgery, School of Medicine
    Sarcomas are a rare tumor of mesenchymal origin. The liposarcoma is the most common sarcoma of the retroperitoneum. Liposarcomas are typically low grade, and present at an advanced stage and a large size. We report a case of a large retroperitoneal liposarcoma, approximately 50 kg, encasing both kidneys, which was managed via a two-stage resection and staged renal auto-transplantation into the intra-peritoneal pelvis. The patient maintained normal renal function throughout, and remains disease free two years post-resection. Renal auto-transplantation with pelvic placement may facilitate improved margin-free resection. Renal relocation may allow the use of curative-intent ablative therapies such as radiofrequency ablation and radiation in cases of retroperitoneal recurrence.