title: Spontaneous regression of a cystic tumor in a postpartum woman; is it a cystic lymphangioma?
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Myeong-Jin
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ki Whang
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Woo Jung
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Mi-Suk
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Joon Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D049590:Postpartum Period; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed