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An Unusual Diagnosis of Inguinal Pain in a Childbearing-Age Woman: An Inflamed Canal of Nuck Cyst With an Abnormal Leiomyomatous Proliferation

A rare cause of female inguinal pain involving an inflamed canal of Nuck cyst with unusual pathology.

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Key takeaway
A broad differential diagnosis and pathology review are essential when an inguinal mass has an atypical presentation.
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DOI: 10.7759/cureus.109199

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Authored or co-authored by Dr. Mohamad El Haress

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Clinical presentation

A woman of childbearing age presented with inguinal pain and a mass that required differentiation from a hernia and other groin conditions.

Publication identifier: DOI 10.7759/cureus.109199.

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Diagnosis and pathology

Surgical assessment identified an inflamed canal of Nuck cyst with abnormal leiomyomatous proliferation, an uncommon combination.

Publication identifier: DOI 10.7759/cureus.109199.

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Clinical lesson

The case demonstrates how imaging, operative findings, and histopathology work together to establish the diagnosis of unusual groin lesions.

Publication identifier: DOI 10.7759/cureus.109199.

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