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. 1998 Dec;22(5):325–327. doi: 10.1007/s002640050270

Large synovial cyst of the pelvis containing rice bodies

A case report

O Tamai 1, T Mamadi 1, Y Muto 1, T Toda 1
PMCID: PMC3619571  PMID: 9914938

Abstract.

Although synovial pelvic cysts are very uncommon they enter into the differential diagnosis of presacral and ovarian cysts. In the elderly male whom we report, a large cyst arose from the hip and extended during a five year period to involve the entire pelvic cavity. The cyst, which contained a large number of ”rice bodies” was excised surgically.

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Accepted: 15 October 1997


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