Volume : 7, Issue : 10, October - 2018

Parauretheral cyst in a newborn- A rare case study

Amit Bajpai

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Paraurethral cysts are a rare congenital abnormality presenting as interlabial mass in female neonates. These cysts</p> <div>form due to obstruction of the glandular ductus or cystic degeneration of emyonic remnants of the paraurethral</div> <div>glands. Paraurethral glands and ducts that empty into the vaginal vestibule close to the urethral meatus are rudimentary female homologs</div> <div>of the prostate, and the two largest of these ducts are known as Skene‘s ducts. The differential diagnosis of paraurethral Skene‘s duct cysts in</div> <div>newborns includes imperforate hymen, Gardner duct cyst, Mullerian duct cyst, urethral prolapse, rhabdomyosarcoma of the vagina,</div> <div>prolapsed ectopic ureterocele, condyloma, urethral polyp, congenital lipoma and vaginal prolapse. The distinguishing features of</div> <div>paraurethral cysts are the displacement of the urethral meatus by the mass and a cyst containing milky 􀃸uid. Treatment options vary from</div> <div>observation to surgery. Rarely, Skene‘s duct cysts require no drainage and resolve with time or rupture spontaneously. This reported case</div> <div>showed spontaneous regression of the cyst in a period of three month. The rare nature of the lesion and spontaneous resolution of the same</div> <div>makes it a rare case study.</div>