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. 2016 Sep;43(5):476-8.
doi: 10.5999/aps.2016.43.5.476. Epub 2016 Sep 21.

Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck in a Female Adult

Kwang Seog Kim  1 , Jun Ho Choi  1 , Hong Min Kim  1 , Kyung Pil Kim  1 , Yu Jin Kwon  1 , Jae Ha Hwang  1 , Sam Yong Lee  1
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Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck in a Female Adult

Kwang Seog Kim et al. Arch Plast Surg. 2016 Sep.
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Preoperative photograph. A 7×4-cm painless swelling is visible in the right groin of the 51-year-old female patient.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. Imaging examination results. The magnetic resonance image shows the 7×4.5×2.5-cm mass with a relatively well-defined margin in the right inguinal canal, and the lesion includes thin septa inside. The lesion showed low- and high-signal intensity on the T1- and T2-weighted images and signs of cyst (or hydrocele) of the canal of Nuck because the wall and septa are contrast-enhanced.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3. Intraoperative photograph. An intact cyst can be observed in the canal of Nuck.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4. Histopathological examination image. The mesothelial cells show positive calretinin staining on the inner wall of the cyst (×200).
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