Vasc Spec Int.  2016 Sep;32(3):124-128. 10.5758/vsi.2016.32.3.124.

Cystic Disease of the Groin Presenting as Compression of a Femoral Vessel

• Kim HK
• Hwang D
• Park S
• Jeong WJ
• Seo AN
• Huh S

• KMID: 2354246
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5758/vsi.2016.32.3.124

Abstract

In this study, we describe our diagnosis and treatment of two patients who presented with femoral vessel compression caused by a cystic lesion in the groin. One case was diagnosed as adventitial cystic disease (ACD) of the common femoral artery resulting in leg claudication and the other was diagnosed as a ganglion cyst (GC) causing femoral vein compression and unilateral leg swelling. The operative findings differed between these two cases with respect to the dissection of the cyst and femoral vessel, but the postoperative histological examination results were similar. The pathogenesis of ACD and GC is not fully understood, and further investigation is needed to delineate the exact pathology of these uncommon conditions.

Keyword

Adventitia; Cystic disease; Ganglion cyst; Hip; Femoral

MeSH Terms

Adventitia
Diagnosis
Femoral Artery
Femoral Vein
Ganglion Cysts
Groin*
Hip
Humans
Leg
Pathology