title: Mesothelial cyst presenting as an irreducible inguinal mass.
abstract: Inguinal hernias are common in the pediatric population. We describe a 10-year-old child who presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of an incarcerated inguinal hernia. Ultrasound examination demonstrated an aperistaltic multicystic inguinal mass of uncertain origin. The mass was resected, and the adjacent hernia was repaired. Histologic examination identified the mass as a mesothelial cyst. Mesothelial cysts are rare groin lesions in children that can masquerade as an incarcerated inguinal hernia in a child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
authors.forename: Shahram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aarabi
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Drugas
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Avansino
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006119:Groin; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018301:Neoplasms, Mesothelial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color