Parovarian cyst presenting as a groin hernia. A case report.
An inguinal hernia containing a parovarian cyst is extremely rare. This phenomenon occurred in a 77-year-old woman who presented with a right groin hernia. The hernia contained a cystic mass that arose between the leaves of the broad ligament and passed with the round ligament through the deep inguinal ring. Through a midline incision the hernial content was mobilized, reduced through the inguinal ring and removed from the abdomen with both ovaries, tubes and uterus. The mass was found to be a parovarian cyst of the mesothelial type.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Illinois.
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D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010310:Parovarian Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery