Spontaneous Regression Of A Cystic Retroperitoneal Tumour In Young Women Postpartum. Report Of Two Cases
de Zeeuw, S., Schouten van der Velden, A. P., Eggink, A. J., Strijk, S., & Wobbes, T. (2011). spontaneous regression of a cystic retroperitoneal tumour in young women postpartum. report of two cases. Clinical imaging, 35(3), 232–235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2010.07.001
View Original Source →Abstract
Retroperitoneal cystic tumours are rarely found, and of these, the most common lesion is a cystic lymphangioma. We present two postpartum patients with a cystic retroperitoneal tumour which showed spontaneous regression and a review of the literature.
Case Details
Disease Location
Retroperitoneal space
Personal Characteristics
29 years old woman.
Clinical Characteristics
Abdominal pain and yellow vaginal secretion.she had given birth to a healthy child 13 days before. Fever 38.4°c. Abdominal pain. Normal bowel sounds and painful palpation of lower abdomen. Tumor found in the left iliac fossa near the sigmoid colon.
Remission Characteristics
Postoperatively, mr images showed a high signal intensity cystic lesion with septemberations in the lower pelvic region. An extra-ovarial ovarian tumour was suggested. After eight weeks of surgery, cyst was not seen anymore. The patient had no abdominal complaints and both the ca 125 and ca 19.9 levels were normalised to 10 and 20 e/ml, respectively.
Treatment & Mechanisms
Proposed Remission Mechanisms
Not discussed
Clinical Treatment
Laparoscopy performed. However, due unknown nature of the tumor, no attempatients to remove it were done, and a policy of wait-and-see- was carried out.