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A cyst of Skene's duct was suspected based on clinical manifestation and findings of magnetic resonance imaging showing an extensive cyst formation in the upper vaginal area and anterior to the urethra. Based on these findings, a decision for surgical removement of the cyst was made. The cyst was incised, drained, and marsupialized. The postoperative recovery was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the second postoperative day.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003High clinical suspicion is important to reach this rare diagnosis. Partial excision and marsupialization of the cyst is a simple procedure with low morbidity, without recurrence, and excellent results.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0043-1768944","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,14]],"date-time":"2023-05-14T22:34:41Z","timestamp":1684103681000},"page":"e71-e74","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Large Cyst of Skene Gland: A Rare Perineum Mass"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"09","author":[{"given":"Konstantinos","family":"Tzelepis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, General Hospital of Nicaea-Piraeus, Pireas, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Konstantina","family":"Zacharouli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6177-7281","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Athina A.","family":"Samara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonios","family":"Koutras","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emmanuel N.","family":"Kontomanolis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6622-5734","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Konstantinos","family":"Perivoliotis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Volos, Volos, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Efterpi","family":"Pavlidou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Speech and Language Therapy, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9466-6086","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sotirios","family":"Sotiriou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,14]]},"reference":[{"issue":"01","key":"ref1","first-page":"131","article-title":"The female prostate and prostate-specific antigen. 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