INTRAPERITONEAL COMPLETE SPONTANEOUS REMI SSION OF A SEROUS BORDERLINE TUMOR OF THE OVARY STAGE-IIIC (LYMPH-NODE IMPLANTS RESIDUAL TUMOR GREATER-THAN-2 CM)

Spontaneous remission of a malignant tumor or a tumor of low malignant potential, in particular of the ovary, is an extremly rare event. Num erous descriptions do not stand up to objectification due to the lack of adequate documentation of clinical findings, histological confirmat ion of tumor status and histological reevaluation. Thirty-four months after diagnosis, a 20-year-old female with a serous borderline tumor o f the ovary (tumor of low malignant potential = LMP) stage IIIc (resid ual tumor > 2 cm: retroperitoneal lymph node implants) managed by surg ical debulking had complete intraperitoneal remission confirmed by lap arotomy, histology, and cytology without having undergone conventional medical or paramedical tumor treatment. We still do not know what cau ses malignant tumor or tumor of low malignant potential remission. Var ious aspects of tumor biology are discussed beside psychological and t heological phenomena.