Adventitial cystic disease of the common femoral vein presenting as deep vein thrombosis

Young-Kyun Kim; Ho Jong Chun; Jeong Kye Hwang; Ji Il Kim; Sang Dong Kim; Sun-Cheol Park; In Sung Moon

doi:10.1016/j.asjsur.2013.07.002

Adventitial cystic disease of the common femoral vein presenting as deep vein thrombosis

Asian J Surg. 2016 Jul;39(3):178-81. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2013.07.002. Epub 2013 Aug 23.

Authors

Young-Kyun Kim¹, Ho Jong Chun², Jeong Kye Hwang³, Ji Il Kim³, Sang Dong Kim³, Sun-Cheol Park³, In Sung Moon⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Daejeon Sun Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea.
² Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
³ Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
⁴ Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 23978427
DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2013.07.002

Abstract

Adventitial cystic disease of the common femoral vein is a rare condition. We herein report the case of a 50-year-old woman who presented with painless swelling in her left lower leg that resembled deep vein thrombosis. She underwent femoral exploration and excision of the cystic wall. The presentation, investigation, treatment, and pathology of this condition are discussed with a literature review.

Keywords: adventitia; cyst; femoral vein; venous thrombosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cysts / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Femoral Vein*
Humans
Middle Aged
Vascular Diseases / diagnosis*
Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis