Solid and cystic inguinal masses in women: case report and topic review
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Inguinal region, Epidermoid cyst, Inguinal canalAbstract
Inguinal masses involve a significant number of differential diagnoses. They have distinct clinical manifestations, particularly discomfort and psychosocial distress. Knowing the anatomy, embryology and physiology associated with the formation of anomalies, especially in women, in order to comprehen their onset and progression, among them, alterations associated with Nuck’s canal, which is the female counterpart of the peritoneum-vaginal process in the man. As part of its normal development, its obliteration occurs during the first year of life, but sometimes, abnormally, communicating hydroceles or cysts are generated in its extension that manifest as inguinal masses. However, differential diagnoses should not be forgotten. A literature search was conducted in PUBMED using keywords to obtain relevant information. A clinical case report and the main characteristics of the differential diagnoses are presented.
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