Jaafar Thiam
Senegal
Case Report
Primary Sarcoma of the Great Omentum: A Case Report at the Joliot Curie Cancer Institute
Author(s): Zakarie Saye, Sidy KA, Adja Coumba Diallo, Ibou Thiam, Jaafar Thiam, Mamadou Moustapha Dieng, Pape Macoumba Gaye, Doudou Diouf and Ahmadou DemZakarie Saye, Sidy KA, Adja Coumba Diallo, Ibou Thiam, Jaafar Thiam, Mamadou Moustapha Dieng, Pape Macoumba Gaye, Doudou Diouf and Ahmadou Dem
Sarcomas of the omentum are rare. In this article, we report the case of a sarcoma of the omentum which was diagnosed and treated at the Joliot Curie Cancer Institute of Dakar. The patient was a 52-year-old woman with an abdominal mass that was mistaken for an ovarian tumor on clinical examination and on imaging. Surgical exploration helped find a sarcoma of the great omentum and treat the disease. Adjuvant treatments depend on the prognostic factors that need to be defined.
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