Spontaneous regression of a cystic tumor in a postpartum woman; is it a cystic lymphangioma?

Spontaneous regression of a cystic tumor in a postpartum woman; is it a cystic lymphangioma?

Spontaneous regression of intra-abdominal cystic tumors in adults is unusual. Here, we present the case of an apparently spontaneous regression of a large intra-abdominal cystic mass found in the postpartum period of an 18-year-old woman. The regression was demonstrated using serial computed tomogra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Yonsei medical journal 2007, 48(4), , pp.715-718
Hauptverfasser: Joo, Seung Ho, Kim, Myeong-Jin, Kim, Ki Whang, Lee, Woo Jung, Park, Mi-Suk, Lim, Joon Seok
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Sprache:eng
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Abdominal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Adolescent
Case Report
Female
Humans
Lymphangioma, Cystic - diagnostic imaging
Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous
Postpartum Period
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:Spontaneous regression of intra-abdominal cystic tumors in adults is unusual. Here, we present the case of an apparently spontaneous regression of a large intra-abdominal cystic mass found in the postpartum period of an 18-year-old woman. The regression was demonstrated using serial computed tomography (CT) examinations over a two-year period.
ISSN:0513-5796
1976-2437
DOI:10.3349/ymj.2007.48.4.715