title: Hip ganglion: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We present an unusual case of a ganglion of the hip. The patient presented with a groin mass initially thought to be inguinal lymphadenopathy, related to a scrotal malignant melanoma excised 2 years earlier. Five similar cases have been previously reported. In all cases the pre-operative diagnosis was wrong (femoral hernia, inguinal lymphadenopathy, inguinal abscess). Only at operative exploration was the correct diagnosis made. The diagnosis of hip ganglion should be borne in mind when a patient presents with an inguinal swelling.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Royal Berkshire and Battle NHS Trust, Reading, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Golledge
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Faber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed