title: Leg oedema due to a rheumatoid cyst in the pelvis.
abstract: We describe a case in which chronic oedema of a leg was due to pressure on the external iliac vein from an intrapelvic rheumatoid cyst. Ultrasound and CT scanning gave the clues to diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Princess Margaret Rose Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chalmers
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chalmers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D007866:Leg; D011859:Radiography