title: Adventitial cystic disease of the common femoral vein presenting as deep vein thrombosis.
abstract: Adventitial cystic disease of the common femoral vein is a rare condition. We herein report the case of a 50-year-old woman who presented with painless swelling in her left lower leg that resembled deep vein thrombosis. She underwent femoral exploration and excision of the cystic wall. The presentation, investigation, treatment, and pathology of this condition are discussed with a literature review.
authors: Department of Surgery, Daejeon Sun Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea.
authors: Young-Kyun
authors: YK
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
authors: Ho Jong
authors: HJ
authors: Chun
authors: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
authors: Jeong Kye
authors: JK
authors: Hwang
authors: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
authors: Ji Il
authors: JI
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
authors: Sang Dong
authors: SD
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
authors: Sun-Cheol
authors: SC
authors: Park
authors: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: ismoon@catholic.ac.kr.
authors: In Sung
authors: IS
authors: Moon
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis
keywords: adventitia; cyst; femoral vein; venous thrombosis