Case report reveals successful treatment of canal of Nuck cyst in an adult woman, suggesting its inclusion in differential diagnosis for groin swellings.
Key Points
The aim is to highlight a rare case of a cyst of the canal of Nuck diagnosed in an adult female.
Case report of a 33-year-old woman with a left groin swelling.
Imaging used included ultrasound for initial assessment and was followed by surgery.
Open anterior approach was employed for cyst removal with histopathological analysis conducted post-surgery.
The fluid-filled cyst was successfully removed, confirmed as a canal of Nuck cyst lined by mesothelial cells.
Postoperative recovery was uneventful with no recurrence reported during follow-up.
Results underscore the importance of considering this condition in differential diagnosis for groin masses.