HIP GANGLION - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

We present an unusual case of a ganglion of the hip. The patient prese nted with a groin mass initially thought to be inguinal lymphadenopath y, related to a scrotal malignant melanoma excised 2 years earlier. fi ve similar cases have been previously reported. In all cases the pre-o perative diagnosis was wrong (femoral hernia, inguinal lymphadenopathy , inguinal abscess). Only at operative exploration was the correct dia gnosis made. The diagnosis of hip ganglion should be borne in mind whe n a patient presents with an inguinal swelling.