Open AccessImaging in retropubic cartilaginous cyst
Author(s) -
Apurva Javalgi,
Aruna R Patil
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of musculoskeletal radiology.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2582-3396
DOI - 10.25259/ijmsr_46_2021
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrocartilage , pubic symphysis , cyst , lesion , anatomy , surgery , pelvis , articular cartilage , pathology , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine
The retropubic cartilaginous cyst is a benign slow-growing degenerative lesion arising from the fibrocartilage of the pubic symphysis. Degeneration is secondary to multiparity or pelvic trauma. The symptoms are commonly urinary tract-related and vary depending on the location. A confident diagnosis can be made on MRI demonstrating typical continuity with the pubic symphyseal joint, pubic diastasis, and cartilage signal. Management is typically conservative, with large lesions and failed conservative treatment requiring excision.