Left-sided Canal of Nuck Endometriosis: A Case Report

Charlotte L. Bendon, Tim Goodacre, Stephen Kennedy
In: Journal of Endometriosis · 2011 · vol. 3(4) , pp. 222–225 · doi:10.5301/je.2012.9071 · W1916782995
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A 26-year-old nulliparous female presented with a left-sided groin lump and cyclical symptoms, found to be endometriosis of the canal of Nuck by MRI and confirmed by histology, successfully treated with surgical excision.

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Objective To report a case of left-sided canal of Nuck endometriosis arising in the absence of a history, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence of pelvic endometriosis Design Case report Setting UK Teaching Hospital Patient(s) 26 year old nulliparous female without a history of endometriosis presenting with a painful, left-sided groin lump and cyclical fluctuation of symptoms. MRI confirmed features in keeping with endometriosis of the canal of Nuck. Intervention(s) Open excision of the lesion. Main outcome measure(s) Symptom free at two months. Results Histological analysis confirmed the left-sided lesion to be endometriosis. This is an unusual presentation of canal of Nuck endometriosis being left-sided and arising in the absence of evidence of pre-existing pelvic endometriosis, which was successfully managed by surgical excision. Conclusions Canal of Nuck endometriosis is a rare but important differential diagnosis of a groin lump in females, which may arise in the absence of pelvic disease, and may be managed successfully by surgical excision.

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