title: Giant pseudocyst of the rectus femoris muscle--repetitive strain injury in recreational soccer player.
abstract: We report a case of a traumatic pseudocyst, in a recreational soccer player, after rupture of rectus femoris muscle. 37-year-old male, with history of repetitive painful accidents, was examined because of a double fist-sized mass in the anterior thigh. Ultrasound examination revealed a cystic mass in the rectus femoris muscle. Surgical removal of the mass and proximal remnant of muscle was done. Primary healing and functional recovery was achieved. Histological analysis revealed pseudocyst filled with degenerating clot and surrounded with thick fibrous capsule. The repetitive strain muscle injury, with prolonged period of healing, can occur like pseudocyst.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Surgery, University Hospital of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia. tedi_cicvaric@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Tedi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cicvarić
authors.forename: Ksenija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lucin
authors.forename: Sandor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ivancić
authors.forename: Marin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marinović
authors.forename: Veljko
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Santić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014945:Wound Healing