Adventitial cystic disease of the femoral vein: A case report and review of the literature Philip S.K. Paty, MD, Jeffrey L. Kaufman, MD, Alan R. Koslow, MD, Benjamin B. Chang, MD, Robert P. Leather, MD, Dhiraj M. Shah, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 214-217 (January 1992) DOI: 10.1016/0741-5214(92)70030-O Copyright © 1992 Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Computed tomography demonstrates a cystic mass (arrow) extending deep to the left femoral vein. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1992 15, 214-217DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(92)70030-O) Copyright © 1992 Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Ascending venogram with luminal defect (arrow). Journal of Vascular Surgery 1992 15, 214-217DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(92)70030-O) Copyright © 1992 Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Transvenous exposure of the mass, which is seen bulging into the lumen (arrow). Journal of Vascular Surgery 1992 15, 214-217DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(92)70030-O) Copyright © 1992 Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Nine month follow-up CT scan demonstrates normal left femoral vein size, absence of the adventitial cyst, and a discrete anatomic plane separate from the underlying pectineus muscle. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1992 15, 214-217DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(92)70030-O) Copyright © 1992 Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Septum between the vein lumen (arrow) and cystic space (small arrow), with spaces containing myxoid material in a collagenous matrix. Journal of Vascular Surgery 1992 15, 214-217DOI: (10.1016/0741-5214(92)70030-O) Copyright © 1992 Society for Vascular Surgery and the North American Chapter, International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Terms and Conditions