Clinical Imaging
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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding 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.
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  • Arjan P. Schouten van der Velden

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    • Double family name.
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  • Alex J. Eggink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Simon Strijk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Theo Wobbes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Received 25 February 2010 ,Revised 5 June 2010 ,Accepted 22 June 2010.

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PII: S0899-7071(10)00147-6

doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2010.07.001

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

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