Spontaneous regression of a cystic retroperitoneal tumour in young women postpartum. Report of two cases

de Zeeuw, Sharonne; Schouten van der Velden, Arjan P.; Eggink, Alex J.; Strijk, Simon; Wobbes, Theo

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2010.07.001

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Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 232-235, May 2011

Spontaneous regression of a cystic retroperitoneal tumour in young women postpartum. Report of two cases

Sharonne de Zeeuw
- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Corresponding author. Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 24 3616421; fax: +31 24 3540501.
Arjan P. Schouten van der Velden
- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Double family name.
Alex J. Eggink
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Simon Strijk
- Department of Radiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Theo Wobbes
- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Received 25 February 2010; received in revised form 5 June 2010; accepted 22 June 2010. published online 27 August 2010.

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.

Keywords: Cystic, Lymphangioma, Retroperitoneal, Post partum, Spontaneous regression