Giant synovial cyst of the hip joint presenting with femoral vein compression. 1990

H W Bolhuis, and T S Van der Werf, and T Tjabbes, and R J Ponsen, and R A Van de Loo
Department of Surgery, Sophia Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands.

A patient is presented with signs mimicking deep venous thrombosis of the leg, which proved to be compression of the femoral vein, without thrombosis, caused by a large cyst from the adjacent hip joint. Clinical presentation, diagnostic imaging procedures and therapy are presented with a review of the literature.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003251 Constriction, Pathologic The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions. Stenosis,Stricture,Constriction, Pathological,Pathologic Constriction,Constrictions, Pathologic,Pathologic Constrictions,Pathological Constriction,Stenoses,Strictures
D005260 Female Females
D005268 Femoral Vein The vein accompanying the femoral artery in the same sheath; it is a continuation of the popliteal vein and becomes the external iliac vein. Femoral Veins,Vein, Femoral,Veins, Femoral
D006621 Hip Joint The joint that is formed by the articulation of the head of FEMUR and the ACETABULUM of the PELVIS. Acetabulofemoral Joint,Acetabulofemoral Joints,Hip Joints,Joint, Acetabulofemoral,Joint, Hip,Joints, Acetabulofemoral,Joints, Hip
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D013581 Synovial Cyst Non-neoplastic tumor-like lesions at joints, developed from the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE of a joint through the JOINT CAPSULE into the periarticular tissues. They are filled with SYNOVIAL FLUID with a smooth and translucent appearance. A synovial cyst can develop from any joint, but most commonly at the back of the knee, where it is known as POPLITEAL CYST. Synovial Cysts,Cyst, Synovial,Cysts, Synovial
D014652 Vascular Diseases Pathological processes involving any of the BLOOD VESSELS in the cardiac or peripheral circulation. They include diseases of ARTERIES; VEINS; and rest of the vasculature system in the body. Disease, Vascular,Diseases, Vascular,Vascular Disease

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