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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2010.11.3.364

Mesothelial Cyst of the Round Ligament Mimicking a Metastasis: a Case Report  

Kim, Bo-Mi (Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, School of Medicine)
Lee, Ji-Young (Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, School of Medicine)
Han, Yoon-Hee (Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, School of Medicine)
Kim, Su-Young (Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, School of Medicine)
Seo, Jung-Wook (Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, School of Medicine)
Kim, Yong-Hoon (Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, School of Medicine)
Cha, Soon-Joo (Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, School of Medicine)
Hur, Gham (Department of Radiology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, School of Medicine)
Joo, Mee (Department of Pathology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, School of Medicine)
Lee, Eung-Soo (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, School of Medicine)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.11, no.3, 2010 , pp. 364-367 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Mesothelial cyst; Round ligament; Inguinal area; Ultrasonography; Multi-detector row CT;
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