Mesothelial cyst of the round ligament mimicking a metastasis: a case report.

Abstract

A mesothelial cyst of the round ligament is a rare cause of an inguinal mass. Clinically, it is frequently misdiagnosed as one of commoner diseases such as an inguinal hernia, femoral hernia, lipoma, and lymphadenopathy upon physical examination. Some previous reports elaborated the sonographic features of a mesothelial cyst of the round ligament. However, to our knowledge, few reports have described the CT features of a mesothelial cyst. We illustrated here the sonographic and multidetector CT features of a case of a mesothelial cyst of the round ligament that presented as an inguinal palpable mass and mimicked a metastasis in a patient with a Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary.

• Authors: Bo Mi Kim, Ji Young Lee, Yoon Hee Han, Su Young Kim, Jung Wook Seo, Yong Hoon Kim, Soon Joo Cha, Gham Hur, Mee Joo, Eung Soo Lee
• Journal: Korean journal of radiology (Korean J Radiol) Vol. 11 Issue 3 Pg. 364-7 ( 2010) ISSN: 2005-8330 [Electronic] Korea (South)
• PMID: 20461192 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

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Topics

• Abdominal Neoplasms (diagnosis, secondary)
• Aged
• Contrast Media
• Cysts (diagnostic imaging)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Epithelium (diagnostic imaging)
• Female
• Humans
• Ovarian Neoplasms (pathology)
• Radiographic Image Enhancement (methods)
• Round Ligament of Uterus (diagnostic imaging)
• Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor (pathology)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed (methods)
• Ultrasonography