Original scientific paper
Giant Pseudocyst of the Rectus Femoris Muscle – Repetitive Strain Injury in Recreational Soccer Player
Tedi Cicvarić
; Clinic for Surgery, University Hospital of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Ksenija Lučin
; Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Šandor Roth
; Institute for Children’s Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Aldo Ivančić
; Clinic for Surgery, University Hospital of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Marin Marinović
; Clinic for Surgery, University Hospital of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Veljko Šantić
; Clinic for Orthopedic Surgery, Lovran, Croatia
Abstract
We report a case of a traumatic pseudocyst, in a recreational soccer player, after rupture of rectus femoris muscle. 37-year-old male, with history of repetitive painful accidents, was examined because of a double fist-sized mass in the anterior thigh. Ultrasound examination revealed a cystic mass in the rectus femoris muscle. Surgical removal of the mass and proximal remnant of muscle was done. Primary healing and functional recovery was achieved. Histological analysis revealed pseudocyst filled with degenerating clot and surrounded with thick fibrous capsule. The repetitive strain muscle injury, with prolonged period of healing, can occur like pseudocyst.
Keywords
diagnosis; muscle strain; pseudocyst; rectus femoris muscle; surgery; ultrasound
Hrčak ID:
51627
URI
Publication date:
20.4.2010.
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