An Unusual Case of Pedal Swelling

JOURNAL TITLE: Bengal Physician Journal

Author
1. Pranabananda Pal
2. Anup K Dutta
3. Amit K Sarkar
ISSN
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10070-7014
Volume
7
Issue
2
Publishing Year
2020
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Medicine, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
    1. Department of Medicine, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • Article keywords
    Paravertebral muscle, Retroperitoneal sarcoma, Venous thrombosis

    Abstract

    We present the case of a 40-year-old woman presenting with bilateral asymmetric pedal swelling and abdominal lump. Investigations revealed a retroperitoneal necrotic mass encasing the large vessels along with deep venous thrombosis of bilateral femoral, popliteal, and saphenous veins. There were erosion of lumber vertebra and encroachment of paravertebral muscles. The extensive spread, vascular involvement, and necrosis on imaging pointed provisionally to a retroperitoneal sarcoma though we lost the patient before histological confirmation could be done.

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