Cyst of Nuck: A Disregarded Pathology

Zawaideh, Jeries Paolo; Antonelli, Chiara Trambaiolo; Massarotti, Claudia; Remorgida, Valentino; Derchi, Lorenzo E.

doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.003

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“…Therapy of a cyst of Nuck canal is surgical. Ultrasound-guided aspiration has been proposed only for a temporary symptomatic relief, but it has no place in treatment [1,12]. The classic surgical approach is open, but recently have been published four cases who described a laparoscopic access [13,14].…”

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“…The classic surgical approach is open, but recently have been published four cases who described a laparoscopic access [13,14]. Open surgery consists of a small transverse incision, preparation of the hydrocoele, ligation of the neck of the processus vaginalis and cut of the round ligament [12]. The use of synthetic polypropylene mesh will prevent surgical failure, due to the fact that cyst may be associated with inguinal hernia in about 30-40% of cases [1,4].…”

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Cyst of Canal of Nuck in a 62-Year-Old Woman: Case Report of a Rare Disease

Pozzetto¹,

Bussani²,

Bressan³

et al. 2020

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Introduction: Cyst of Nuck in women is a rare development disorder corresponding to hydrocoele of the spermatic cord in males; it can be associated with inguinal hernia in 30-40% of cases. Only 400 cases have been described in literature and in there are no older than 50. Case Presentation: A 62-year-old presented a right aching inguinal swelling. On physical examination the mass was not reducible, without signs of incarceration or strangulation. On ultrasound the lesion was mostly hypoechoic. CT saw an over liquid lesion, confirmed on MRI as a lesion hypointense in T1 and hyperintense in T2. The patient underwent open surgery: the cyst was separated from the round ligament and excised in mass and the defect was repaired with a prolene mesh. The histopathological exam confirmed the hydrocoele (calretinin positive, mesothelial cells on the inner surface). Discussion: The canal of Nuck is a small evagination of the parietal peritoneum that accompanies the round ligament into the inguinal canal during the first year of female development and is normally obliterated in the first year of life. Failure of obliteration of Nuck canal results in a hydrocoele that could develop intraabdominal or extra – abdominal or both. Ultrasound shows a thin walled, well defined, echo free cystic structure but the perfect diagnosis is given by MRI. Therapy is surgical and it can be open or, more recently, laparoscopic, depending on the expertise of the surgeon. Conclusion: A cyst of Nuck is a rare condition but it should always be considered in differential diagnosis of cystic inguinal lumps in women. Most of the reported cases concern children and young men. To our knowledge this is the only case regarding a more than 50-year-old.

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Cyst of Canal of Nuck in a 62-Year-Old Woman: Case Report of a Rare Disease

Pozzetto¹,

Bussani²,

Bressan³

et al. 2020

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“…Through the descent of the peritoneum through the inguinal canal, the canal of Nuck is formed, representing the equivalent of the processus vaginalis in men 1. The canal of Nuck accompanies the round ligament of the uterus, which origins at the uterine horns close to the tubouterine junction 1. Its distal insertion is often said to end in the labia majora 2.…”

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Cyst of the canal of Nuck: an atypical course with cyclic changing of size

Bumann¹,

Corrà²

2022

BMJ Case Rep

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As the canal of Nuck normally obliterates before birth, a patent canal is a rare anatomic variant in adult women analogue to the patent processus vaginalis in men. In a patent canal of Nuck, pathologies such as hernias and cyst can build within time. Such cysts themselves are so uncommon that they are mostly described in case reports. Normally, cysts of the canal of Nuck present as a consistent, inguinal swelling with or without pain. Interestingly, in our case, the painful swelling was cyclic changing from the size of a plum to being clinically undetectable within the course of a day. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first description of such an unusual course. The cyst was removed operatively via an open approach. The spasms declined shortly after the operation. At 1 year postoperatively, the patient was still asymptomatic.

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“…Is considered the female analogue of the processus vaginalis in males which closes in early life stages (5,6). On exceptional occasions the defect persists in adult women and generates associated pathologies such as uncomplicated or complicated hernias, cysts and hydrocele (7).…”

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Rare discovery in young woman- Hernia and Chyst of Canal Nuck

Chiriac¹

2021

Surgery

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Cyst of Nuck: A Disregarded Pathology

Cited by 9 publications

References 5 publications

Cyst of Canal of Nuck in a 62-Year-Old Woman: Case Report of a Rare Disease

Cyst of Canal of Nuck in a 62-Year-Old Woman: Case Report of a Rare Disease

Cyst of the canal of Nuck: an atypical course with cyclic changing of size

Rare discovery in young woman- Hernia and Chyst of Canal Nuck

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