Mesothelial cyst, rare and hard to diagnose: A case report

Vasundara CH, Devi RJ, Pricilla GJ

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Vasundara CH^1,*, Jyotsna Devi R², and Golla Jyotsna Pricilla¹

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Minister Road, Secunderabad-500003, Telangana, India

²Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Government Maternity Hospital, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India

*Corresponding author: Dr. Vasundara CH, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Minister Road, Secunderabad-500003, Telangana, India. Email: ramavasundhara@gmail.com

Received 12 September 2022; Revised 24 November 2022; Accepted 5 December 2022; Published 16 December 2022

Citation: Vasundara CH, Devi RJ, Pricilla GJ. Mesothelial cyst, rare and hard to diagnose: A case report. J Med Sci Res. 2023; 11(1):57-59. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17727/JMSR.2023/11-11

Copyright: © 2023 Vasundara CH et al. Published by KIMS Foundation and Research Center. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Abstract

The mesothelial cysts of the round ligament of uterus are rare. They are misdiagnosed as ovarian/ para ovarian cysts, inguinal hernias, abscess. We report a case of 48-years-old female with gradual painless distension of abdomen. Up on explorative laparotomy cyst was seen arising from right round ligament. Excision of cystic mass was done and pathologically confirmed mesothelial cyst. Establishing accurate per operative diagnosis based on clinical findings before surgery is very important and challenging. Ultrasound and computerized tomography (CT) scan are the imaging modalities used for diagnosis, but these may not be able to differentiate an ovarian cyst from round ligament mesothelial cyst.

Keywords: mesothelial cyst; abdominal tumor; round ligament