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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Subpubic cartilaginous cystic lesion presenting as a vulvar mass: a case report | JOURNAL OF MEDICAL Sr CASE REPORTS Open Access Case report Subpubic cartilaginous cystic lesion presenting as a vulvar mass a case report RJW Hoogendoorn1 HWM Kayser2 JJ Weening3 and AAW van Geloven4 Address Department of Orthopaedic Surgery VU University medical center Amsterdam The Netherlands 2Department of Radiology Tergooiziekenhuizen Hilversum The Netherlands 3Department of Pathology Tergooiziekenhuizen Hilversum The Netherlands and 4Department of Surgery Tergooiziekenhuizen Hilversum The Netherlands Email RJWH - Corresponding author Published 29 May 2009 Received 5 August 2008 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3 7294 doi 1752-1947-3-7294 Accepted 22 January 2009 This article is available from http jmedicalcasereports article view 7294 2009 Hoogendoorn et al licensee Cases Network Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction A subpubic cartilaginous cyst is a rare and innocent defect originating from the symphysis pubis and may present as a vulvar mass and or chronic abdominal pain. The symphysis pubis is a non-synovial amphiarthrodial joint that forms a fibrocartilaginous union between the two pubic bones and in general lies without mainstream interest despite its clinical relevance. This case report focuses attention on this joint. Case presentation A 55-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a painful and rapidly increasing vulvar mass. Imaging techniques revealed a cyst-like structure originating from a degenerated symphysis pubis. The cyst was excised however recovery was complicated by a symphysiolysis. Conclusion A subpubic cartilaginous cyst is a rare cystic lesion originating from the symphysis of the pubic bone which presents as a vulvar mass which