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

Yonsei Med J. 2007 Aug 31;48(4):715-8. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.4.715.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphangioma, Cystic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous*
  • Postpartum Period
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed