Femoral nerve compression secondary to a ganglion cyst arising from a hip joint: a case report and review of the literature

Femoral nerve compression secondary to a ganglion cyst arising from a hip joint: a case report and review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Femoral nerve compression due to a cystic lesion around the hip joint is rare and only a few cases have been described in the literature. Among these, true ganglion cysts are even more rare.</p> <p>Case presentation<...

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Main Authors: Kalacı Aydıner, Dogramaci Yunus, Sevinç Teoman, Yanat Ahmet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/33
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spelling doaj-203797841c4d4e87ac0db2941af576d42020-11-25T02:45:26ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472009-01-01313310.1186/1752-1947-3-33Femoral nerve compression secondary to a ganglion cyst arising from a hip joint: a case report and review of the literatureKalacı AydınerDogramaci YunusSevinç TeomanYanat Ahmet<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Femoral nerve compression due to a cystic lesion around the hip joint is rare and only a few cases have been described in the literature. Among these, true ganglion cysts are even more rare.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report the case of a 57-year-old woman with femoral nerve compression caused by a true ganglion cyst of the hip joint.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>A high index of suspicion is required to predict a non-palpable cystic lesion around the hip joint as it may mimic different disorders and should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of unusual groin pain, radicular pain and peripheral vascular disorders.</p> http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/33
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author Kalacı Aydıner
Dogramaci Yunus
Sevinç Teoman
Yanat Ahmet
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Dogramaci Yunus
Sevinç Teoman
Yanat Ahmet
Femoral nerve compression secondary to a ganglion cyst arising from a hip joint: a case report and review of the literature
Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Dogramaci Yunus
Sevinç Teoman
Yanat Ahmet
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title Femoral nerve compression secondary to a ganglion cyst arising from a hip joint: a case report and review of the literature
title_short Femoral nerve compression secondary to a ganglion cyst arising from a hip joint: a case report and review of the literature
title_full Femoral nerve compression secondary to a ganglion cyst arising from a hip joint: a case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr Femoral nerve compression secondary to a ganglion cyst arising from a hip joint: a case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Femoral nerve compression secondary to a ganglion cyst arising from a hip joint: a case report and review of the literature
title_sort femoral nerve compression secondary to a ganglion cyst arising from a hip joint: a case report and review of the literature
publisher BMC
series Journal of Medical Case Reports
issn 1752-1947
publishDate 2009-01-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Femoral nerve compression due to a cystic lesion around the hip joint is rare and only a few cases have been described in the literature. Among these, true ganglion cysts are even more rare.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report the case of a 57-year-old woman with femoral nerve compression caused by a true ganglion cyst of the hip joint.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>A high index of suspicion is required to predict a non-palpable cystic lesion around the hip joint as it may mimic different disorders and should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of unusual groin pain, radicular pain and peripheral vascular disorders.</p>
url http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/33
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