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Computer tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging of the right hip region revealed a cystic lesion of 2.6 x 1.4 cm in diameter, displacing the femoral nerve as well as the femoral vein and artery.
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Computer tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the right hip region revealed a cystic lesion of 2.6 x 1.4 cm in diameter, both in high-T2- and low-T1-weighted signal intensity, arising from the antero-medial aspect of the acetabulum, displacing the femoral nerve as well as the femoral vein and the artery (Figure 1).
Excision showing the cyst to contain a thick lucent gelatinous material.
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The cyst was opened in the operating room and was found to contain thick, lucent gelatinous material (Figure 2).
Pathologic specimen showing benign cyst wall composed of variably dense fibroconnective tissue with no lining cells, consistent with a ganglion cyst.
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