Extensive hip joint ganglion as a rare cause of chronic pain in the groin

• Published in: Der Orthopäde Vol. 36; no. 9; pp. 868 - 870
• Main Authors: Scherger, B, Hinkenjann, B, Klein, M, Ostermann, P A W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.09.2007
• Subjects: Aged; Arthralgia - diagnosis; Arthralgia - etiology; Chronic Disease; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Ganglion Cysts - diagnosis; Groin; Hip Joint - pathology; Humans

A 66-year-old woman had complained for 6 months of worsening pain in the left groin with resultant difficulty in walking though there had not been any previous injury. MRI showed a cystic tumor extending from the left hip joint to the inner surface of the os ileum. CT-controlled puncture yielded a s...