Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck: Sonographic and MRI appearances

Şafak, Alp Alper; Erdoğmuş, Beşir; Yazıcı, Burhan; Gokgoz, Ahmet Taner

doi:10.1002/jcu.20329

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“…Some authors [1,2] have described a comma-shaped tail extending from the lesion into the inguinal canal, while others describe the appearance as ''a cyst within the cyst'' [3] or a cystic mass with thin multiple septa [4,5]. The graded compression technique allows observation of a fluid-filled canal which connects the cyst with the abdominal cavity [2].…”

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“…Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is a rare disease [4], but this condition should be included in the differential diagnosis in female patients in the presence of a palpable swelling of the inguinal region. US examination requires familiarity with the normal and pathological US anatomy of the area.…”

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“…Few conditions can be confused with hydrocele of the canal of Nuck but it should be kept in mind that some types of malignant lymphomas may mimic cysts with fluid content. However, they are characterized by a strong vascularization [4] and Color Doppler should therefore always be performed in the presence of a cystic lesion.…”

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“…The most frequent causes of palpable inguinal masses in female patients include inguinal hernia, lymphadenopathy, Bartholin's cyst, soft tissue tumor (lipoma, leiomyoma) and endometriosis of the round ligament [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. In contrast, hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is rarely the cause of palpable inguinal masses in female patients.…”

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Palpable inguinal mass in a girl after omphalocele repair: US findings

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et al. 2013

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Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck is a rare cause of inguinal swelling in females. We present the case of a 9-year-old girl, who underwent omphalocele repair shortly after birth. She presented with a painless swelling in the right inguinal region; it was of a hard elastic consistency and ultrasound image showed an oval lesion containing fluid, located in the subcutaneous soft tissue. Removal of the lesion and histological examination of the surgical specimen confirmed cyst of the canal of Nuck.Keywords Ultrasound Á Hydrocele Á Canal of Nuck Riassunto L'idrocele del canale di Nuck è una rara causa di tumefazione inguinale nelle donne. Presentiamo il caso di una bambina di 9 anni, operata alla nascita per onfalocele, con una tumefazione nella regione inguinale destra non dolente, di consistenza duro-elastica, che all'ecografia appariva come una formazione ovalare a contenuto fluido localizzata nel contesto dei tessuti molli sottocutanei. L'asportazione della lesione e l'esame istologico hanno confermato la diagnosi di cisti del canale di Nuck.

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Palpable inguinal mass in a girl after omphalocele repair: US findings

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“…Safak et al [8] described a proximal dilatation at the inguinal canal with an ovoid, septated cystic lesion at the distal end. In contrast with their sonographic findings, MRI showed a simple cyst, which was hypointense on T1-weighted images and hyperintense on T2-weighted images.…”

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Cysts of the canal of Nuck: ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings

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Kirdar

Halefoğlu

et al. 2009

Journal of Ultrasound

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Cyst of the canal of Nuck is a rare cause of inguinal swelling in woman. We report a case of a cyst of the canal of Nuck in which sonography showed a tubular cystic structure with internal septae localized within the inguinal canal. Magnetic resonance examination demonstrated that the mass was hypointense on T1-weighted and hyperintense on T2-weighted series and that there were fine hypointense septae inside the mass on the T2-weighted sequence. Diagnosis of cyst of the canal of Nuck was confirmed by surgery and subsequent histopathologic evaluation.Sommario La cisti del canale di Nuck è una rara causa di tumefazione inguinale nelle donne. Riportiamo un caso di cisti del canale di Nuck in cui l'ecografia aveva evidenziato una struttura tubulare cistica caratterizzata da setti interni, localizzata nel contesto del canale inguinale. L'esame di RM aveva confermato la natura cistica della lesione, che appariva pertanto ipointensa in T1 e iperintensa con fini sepimentazioni ipointense nelle sequenze T2 pesate. La diagnosi di cisti del canale di Nuck è stata successivamente confermata all'intervento chirurgico e dall'esame isto-patologico. ª

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Cysts of the canal of Nuck: A rare sonographic diagnosis

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Page

Hamidinia³

et al. 2016

J of Clinical Ultrasound

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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.

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Hydrocele of the canal of Nuck: Sonographic and MRI appearances

Cited by 29 publications

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Palpable inguinal mass in a girl after omphalocele repair: US findings

Palpable inguinal mass in a girl after omphalocele repair: US findings

Cysts of the canal of Nuck: ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings

Cysts of the canal of Nuck: A rare sonographic diagnosis

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