Pelvic lymphocyst--a 10-year experience.
Pelvic lymphocysts occur infrequently after radical surgery for cervical cancer. The problem is one of recognition. In a retrospective analysis of patients seen over 10 years in this department, the incidence was 25.3%. All were diagnosed by bimanual, clinical examination only. The only factor that appears to relate to the formation of lymphocysts is the presence of poorly differentiated tumors; 70.8% of patients developing lymphocysts had poorly differentiated tumors. All the lymphocysts in this series resolved spontaneously and did not produce any major complications.
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Regional Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, United Kingdom.
Monaghan
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*