Sonographic diagnosis of a round ligament cyst in the inguinal area

Sonographic diagnosis of a round ligament cyst in the inguinal area

We report a case of a 37‐year‐old female with a mesothelial cyst of the round ligament presenting as a palpable mass. The mass appeared sonographically as a fusiform structure with several cystic anechoic areas and was misdiagnosed preoperatively as herniation of the right ovary. © 2007 Wiley Period...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical ultrasound 2007-05, Vol.35 (4), p.226-228
Hauptverfasser: Oh, Soon Nam, Jung, Seung Eun, Lee, Jae Mun, Chung, Jae Hee, Park, Gyeong Sin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adnexal Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Adult
Cysts - diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
groin
Hernia - diagnosis
Humans
Inguinal Canal - diagnostic imaging
Ovarian Diseases - diagnosis
round ligament
Round Ligament of Uterus - diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography
ultrasound
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of a 37‐year‐old female with a mesothelial cyst of the round ligament presenting as a palpable mass. The mass appeared sonographically as a fusiform structure with several cystic anechoic areas and was misdiagnosed preoperatively as herniation of the right ovary. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2007
ISSN:0091-2751
1097-0096
DOI:10.1002/jcu.20282