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Three children with Skene duct cyst were presented in this article. By reviewing literature, in pediatric population, Skene duct cycts mostly occur in newborns and conservative therapy is the first choice in this group.In contrast, it is extremely rare between the ages of 1 and 12, and surgical excised is the preferred therapy because of having a similar pathogenesis to adults.
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Introduction: The Skene duct cyst, classified as a paraurethral cyst, is a rare congenital abnormality in female neonates and it may manifest throughout the course of life. The incidence varies from 1 in 2000 to 3000 female births. Objective: To expose the characteristics and symptoms of a Skene duct cyst at different stages of child development in order to carry out a timely suspicion and diagnosis. Case report: The first case is a female newborn who presented a painless yellowish tumor adjacent to the urethral meatus, which drained spontaneously; the second case is a teenager who consulted due to leucorrhea for a year and a three-centimeter diameter paraurethral injury between the labia minora, which required surgical treatment and study of the paraurethral mass. Conclusions: Based on the literature review, we concluded that the frequency of Skene duct cyst is higher than the number of reported cases. Cyst removal, marsupialization, puncture and aspiration are all effective treatment methods. Spontaneous drainage is also appropriate in certain cases. We suggest the use of the least aggressive technique according to each case.
Introducción: El quiste del conducto de Skene, se describe dentro de los quistes parauretrales, siendo una rara anomalía congénita descrita en neonatos de sexo femenino, que se puede presentar en el transcurso de la vida. La incidencia varía de 1 cada 2.000-3.000 recién nacidos vivos femeninos. Objetivo: Dar a conocer las características y formas de presentación del quiste del conducto de Skene en distintas etapas del desarrollo del niño para su sospecha y diagnóstico oportuno. Casos clínicos: Se presenta una recién nacida con una lesión tumoral amarillenta, adyacente al meato uretral, no dolorosa, que drena espontáneamente y un segundo caso de una adolescente que consulto por leucorrea de un año de evolución, con una lesión parauretral de tres centímetros de diámetro entre labios menores, que requirió tratamiento quirúrgico y estudio de la masa parauretral. Conclusiones: Basado en la revisión de la literatura, concluimos que la frecuencia de los quistes de conducto de Skene es más alta que el número de casos informados. La extirpación, marsupialización, la punción y aspiración del quiste son todos métodos eficaces de tratamiento. El drenaje espontáneo también es una conducta apropiada en ciertos casos. Se sugiere utilizar la técnica menos agresiva acorde a cada caso.
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Adolescent , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Cysts/pathology , Urethral Diseases/pathology , Vulva/pathology , Cysts/surgery , Drainage/methods , Treatment Outcome , Urethral Diseases/surgery , Vulva/surgeryABSTRACT
Skene's duct cyst in the adult is rare lesion. A 40-year-old woman was referred with a chief complaint of dysuria. Examination of the external genitalia revealed a 1 cm cystic mass on the right side of the urethral orifice. VCUG, ultrasonography and cystourethroscopy showed no abnormal findings. A surgical excision was decided as it was considered that the most probable diagnosis was a Skene's duct cyst. The pathology report showed the cyst wall was lined by stratified squamous epithelium and confirmed the clinical diagnosis of Skene's duct cyst.