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Cyst of Skene duct

MedGen UID:
925564
•Concept ID:
C4288032
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Cyst of Skene's duct; Skene Duct Cyst; Skene duct cyst; Vaginal Ectopic Prostatic Tissue; Vaginal Tubulosquamous Polyp
SNOMED CT: Cyst of Skene's duct (717706003); Skene duct cyst (717706003)

Definition

A rare benign lesion that arises from the vagina. It is characterized by the presence of squamous epithelial and tubular structures in a fibrovascular stroma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCyst of Skene duct

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Evaluation and management of urethral and periurethral masses in women.
Zuo SW, Napoe GS
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2023 Dec 1;35(6):517-524. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000914. PMID: 37678190
Management of Bartholin's duct cyst and gland abscess.
Omole F, Simmons BJ, Hacker Y
Am Fam Physician 2003 Jul 1;68(1):135-40. PMID: 12887119

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A 10-Year Case Series of Surgically Managed Periurethral Masses at a Single Tertiary Care Institution.
Wyman AM, McDowell M, Prieto I, Jackson E, Bassaly R, Ordorica R, Greene KA
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov;26(11):668-670. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000651. PMID: 31742566
Paraurethral cyst in adult women: experience with 85 cases.
Sharifiaghdas F, Daneshpajooh A, Mirzaei M
Urol J 2014 Nov 1;11(5):1896-9. PMID: 25361711
3-D ultrasonographic appearance of two intermittent paraurethral cysts: a case report.
Battaglia C, Venturoli S
J Sex Med 2010 Aug;7(8):2903-6. Epub 2009 Nov 19 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01602.x. PMID: 19929913
Paraurethral cysts in female neonates. Case reports.
Fathi K, Pinter A
Acta Paediatr 2003 Jun;92(6):758-9. doi: 10.1080/08035320310002669. PMID: 12856993
Urethral diverticula: evaluation by urethral pressure profilometry, cystourethroscopy, and the voiding cystourethrogram.
Summitt RL Jr, Stovall TG
Obstet Gynecol 1992 Oct;80(4):695-9. PMID: 1407897

Diagnosis

Evaluation and management of urethral and periurethral masses in women.
Zuo SW, Napoe GS
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2023 Dec 1;35(6):517-524. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000914. PMID: 37678190
Leiomyoma presenting as an anterior vaginal mass.
Dunphy L, Wood F, Siraj M, Neelagandan S, Sheldon E, Swaminathan A
BMJ Case Rep 2023 Mar 2;16(3) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-253081. PMID: 36863759Free PMC Article
Interpreting body MRI cases: classic findings in pelvic MRI.
Kania LM, Guglielmo F, Mitchell D
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2020 Sep;45(9):2916-2930. Epub 2020 Jun 30 doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02615-2. PMID: 32607649
Management of Bartholin's duct cyst and gland abscess.
Omole F, Simmons BJ, Hacker Y
Am Fam Physician 2003 Jul 1;68(1):135-40. PMID: 12887119
Skene's duct cyst.
Miller EV
J Urol 1984 May;131(5):966-7. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)50732-6. PMID: 6708238

Therapy

3-D ultrasonographic appearance of two intermittent paraurethral cysts: a case report.
Battaglia C, Venturoli S
J Sex Med 2010 Aug;7(8):2903-6. Epub 2009 Nov 19 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01602.x. PMID: 19929913
Adenocarcinoma of Skene's duct associated with a systemic coagulopathy.
Taylor RN, Lacey CG, Shuman MA
Gynecol Oncol 1985 Oct;22(2):250-6. doi: 10.1016/0090-8258(85)90034-4. PMID: 4054720

Prognosis

Paraurethral cyst in adult women: experience with 85 cases.
Sharifiaghdas F, Daneshpajooh A, Mirzaei M
Urol J 2014 Nov 1;11(5):1896-9. PMID: 25361711
Periurethral cystic mass misdiagnosed: a case report.
Woo I, Birsner ML, Chen CC
J Reprod Med 2014 Jul-Aug;59(7-8):414-6. PMID: 25098033
3-D ultrasonographic appearance of two intermittent paraurethral cysts: a case report.
Battaglia C, Venturoli S
J Sex Med 2010 Aug;7(8):2903-6. Epub 2009 Nov 19 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01602.x. PMID: 19929913
Adenocarcinoma of Skene's duct associated with a systemic coagulopathy.
Taylor RN, Lacey CG, Shuman MA
Gynecol Oncol 1985 Oct;22(2):250-6. doi: 10.1016/0090-8258(85)90034-4. PMID: 4054720

Clinical prediction guides

Paraurethral cyst in a newborn.
Ergun R, Yildiz D, Sekerci CA, Kahveci H
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2020 Jun 24;92(2) doi: 10.4081/aiua.2020.2.162. PMID: 32597124
A 10-Year Case Series of Surgically Managed Periurethral Masses at a Single Tertiary Care Institution.
Wyman AM, McDowell M, Prieto I, Jackson E, Bassaly R, Ordorica R, Greene KA
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov;26(11):668-670. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000651. PMID: 31742566

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