Abstract

We report a case of mesothelial cyst protruding from the right femoral ring with suspected endometriosis in a 35-year-old woman, who complained of a lump with a diameter of 6 cm in the right inguinal region. Although she had the hormone therapy during the next 8 months for the diagnosis of extragenital endometriosis, her symptoms did not improve. The clinical suspicion of a Nuck cyst with endometriosis, supported by ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging, was confirmed by histopathological examination of the surgical specimen. Authors herein report this unusual case and review the literature.

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Title
Mesothelial cyst with endometriosis mimicking a Nuck cyst
Author
Uno, Yoshiko 1 ; Nakajima, Shintaro 1 ; Yano, Fumiaki 1 ; Eto, Ken 1 ; Omura, Nobuo 1 ; Yanaga, Katsuhiko 1 

 Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan 
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Jun 2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
e-ISSN
20428812
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3170664675
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