title: Giant Gartner duct cyst: magnetic resonance imaging findings.
abstract: Gartner duct cysts derive from remnants of the vaginal portion of the mesonephric (Wolffian) ducts. In cases of incomplete regression of these ducts, cysts can develop due to secretory activity [1]. Clinically, those cysts are usually asymptomatic, their size not exceeding 2 cm in diameter. In rare cases with larger cysts, the presence of dyspareunia and problems in obstetric delivery are described [2, 3]. We present a case of a histologically proven symptomatic Gartner duct cyst with a size of 16 x 15 x 8 cm. To my knowledge, this is the largest Gartner duct cyst ever reported in the imaging literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Radiology, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Hagspiel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014928:Wolffian Ducts / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery