Cysts of the canal of Nuck: A rare sonographic diagnosis.
The canal of Nuck is a remnant of a peritoneal evagination associated with the round ligament in women. Rarely, the canal of Nuck can remain patent allowing for development of cysts. These cysts are difficult to diagnose due to their rare incidence and because they are often mistaken for other causes of inguinal pain in women. This case series of three women presenting with groin or labial masses highlights the role of sonography as the primary imaging modality in the diagnosis of canal of Nuck cysts. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 45:175-178, 2017.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ingrid
I
Lai
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.|Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Andrea
A
Page
RR Imaging, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Fereshteh
F
Hamidinia
RR Imaging, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Rose
R
Rahmani
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012404:Round Ligament of Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography
canal of Nuck cyst; gynecology; pelvis; sonography