Large Cyst of Skene Gland: A Rare Perineum Mass
Objective In this report we present a rare case of a large cyst of Skene gland in a female patient with a palpable vaginal mass persisting for at least 2 years. Case Report A 67-year-old female admitted to the department of urology due to the presence of “a vaginal mass” for the past 2 ye...
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| author | Konstantinos Tzelepis Konstantina Zacharouli Athina A. Samara Antonios Koutras Emmanuel N. Kontomanolis Konstantinos Perivoliotis Efterpi Pavlidou Sotirios Sotiriou |
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| description | Objective In this report we present a rare case of a large cyst of Skene gland in a female patient with a palpable vaginal mass persisting for at least 2 years.
Case Report A 67-year-old female admitted to the department of urology due to the presence of “a vaginal mass” for the past 2 years. A cyst of Skene's duct was suspected based on clinical manifestation and findings of magnetic resonance imaging showing an extensive cyst formation in the upper vaginal area and anterior to the urethra. Based on these findings, a decision for surgical removement of the cyst was made. The cyst was incised, drained, and marsupialized. The postoperative recovery was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the second postoperative day.
Conclusion High clinical suspicion is important to reach this rare diagnosis. Partial excision and marsupialization of the cyst is a simple procedure with low morbidity, without recurrence, and excellent results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-418fa13beb64450598705092f81886762023-05-31T12:29:50ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.The Surgery Journal2378-51282378-51362023-04-010902e71e7410.1055/s-0043-1768944Large Cyst of Skene Gland: A Rare Perineum MassKonstantinos Tzelepis0Konstantina Zacharouli1Athina A. Samara2Antonios Koutras3Emmanuel N. Kontomanolis4Konstantinos Perivoliotis5Efterpi Pavlidou6Sotirios Sotiriou7Department of Urology, General Hospital of Nicaea-Piraeus, Pireas, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, GreeceLaboratory of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, General Hospital of Volos, Volos, GreeceDepartment of Speech and Language Therapy, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GreeceLaboratory of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, GreeceObjective In this report we present a rare case of a large cyst of Skene gland in a female patient with a palpable vaginal mass persisting for at least 2 years. Case Report A 67-year-old female admitted to the department of urology due to the presence of “a vaginal mass” for the past 2 years. A cyst of Skene's duct was suspected based on clinical manifestation and findings of magnetic resonance imaging showing an extensive cyst formation in the upper vaginal area and anterior to the urethra. Based on these findings, a decision for surgical removement of the cyst was made. The cyst was incised, drained, and marsupialized. The postoperative recovery was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the second postoperative day. Conclusion High clinical suspicion is important to reach this rare diagnosis. Partial excision and marsupialization of the cyst is a simple procedure with low morbidity, without recurrence, and excellent results.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1768944cystskene's glandparaurethral glandmarsupialization |
| spellingShingle | Konstantinos Tzelepis Konstantina Zacharouli Athina A. Samara Antonios Koutras Emmanuel N. Kontomanolis Konstantinos Perivoliotis Efterpi Pavlidou Sotirios Sotiriou Large Cyst of Skene Gland: A Rare Perineum Mass The Surgery Journal cyst skene's gland paraurethral gland marsupialization |
| title | Large Cyst of Skene Gland: A Rare Perineum Mass |
| title_full | Large Cyst of Skene Gland: A Rare Perineum Mass |
| title_fullStr | Large Cyst of Skene Gland: A Rare Perineum Mass |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large Cyst of Skene Gland: A Rare Perineum Mass |
| title_short | Large Cyst of Skene Gland: A Rare Perineum Mass |
| title_sort | large cyst of skene gland a rare perineum mass |
| topic | cyst skene's gland paraurethral gland marsupialization |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1768944 |
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