GIANT GARTNER DUCT CYST - MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING FINDINGS

Authors
Citation
Kd. Hagspiel, GIANT GARTNER DUCT CYST - MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING FINDINGS, Abdominal imaging, 20(6), 1995, pp. 566-568
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
ISSN journal
09428925
Volume
20
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
566 - 568
Database
ISI
SICI code
0942-8925(1995)20:6<566:GGDC-M>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Gartner duct cysts derive from remnants of the vaginal portion of the mesonephric (Wolffian) ducts, In cases of incomplete regression of the se ducts, cysts can develop due to secretory activity [1], Clinically, those cysts are usually asymptomatic, their size not exceeding 2 cm i n diameter. In rare cases with larger cysts, the presence of dyspareun ia and problems in obstetric delivery are described [2, 3]. We present a case of a histologically proven symptomatic Gartner duct cyst with a size of 16 x 15 x 8 cm. To my knowledge, this is the largest Gartner duct cyst ever reported in the imaging literature.