Erdem Savas, Iskender Cantekin, Avsar A Filiz, Altundag O Basak, Ustunyurt Emin
Atatürk Research and Training Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara, Turkey.
J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2006 Dec;32(6):628-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2006.00462.x.
We report a case of a 48-year-old woman with a complaint of chronic pelvic pain with a pelvic mass not related with uterus or adnexes. Preoperative ultrasonography or contrast enhanced computed tomography did not give accurate information on the origin of tumor. At laparotomy a cystic, retroperitoneal mass was totally resected without rupture. Final histopathological examination revealed that cystic spaces with abundant lymphocytes suggesting lymphangioma. No recurrence was detected in the follow up 6 months after total resection. As a result cystic lymphangioma should be considered as a rare cause of pelvic mass in women.