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Subpubic cartilaginous cyst: an unusual cause of a vulval mass
Author(s) -
Richard Bullock,
Deanne Soares,
Sundeep Shah
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.11.2008.1232
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , symphysis , cyst , radiology , pubic symphysis , lesion , anatomy , pathology , pelvis
We present a case of a postmenopausal female who visited her doctor for a slowly growing mass in the vulval region. The mass did not show typical clinical features of a vulval neoplasm. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a mass arising from the undersurface of the symphysis pubis. A literature review revealed characteristics of this lesion compatible with a subpubic cartilaginous cyst-a rare benign degenerative condition of the symphysis pubis. As a result the mass was managed non-operatively and the patient remains well 2 years later. This article highlights the role of MRI in the diagnosis of this unusual vulval mass.

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