Giant synovial cysts

Fedullo, Lisa M.; Bonakdarpour, Akbar; Moyer, R.; Tourtellotte, Charles D.

doi:10.1007/bf00360812

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“…The typical processes, in which synovial cysts occur, include rheumatoid arthritis, the seronegative spondyloarthropathy or osteoarthrosis [1,2]. The physical examination, as well as the laboratory tests for these rheumatoid diseases, were negative in our patient.…”

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“…They appear in the course of various degenerative or inflammatory arthropathies and are often associated with a rupture of the rotator cuff. They are also typically observed in adult patients [1][2][3]5]. The cysts have a characteristic tendency to recur, often resulting in giant cysts which exert a pressure on the adjacent structures [1,3].…”

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“…The synovial cyst is a fluid-filled para-articular welldefined cavity, lined with a synovial membrane, with or without the communication with the neighbouring joint, extending for a variable distance outside the joint space [1,2]. The synovial cysts are most commonly encountered the knee (Baker's cysts) and the hip.…”

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A left-sided asymptomatic supraclavicular cystic mass in a 14-year-old girl

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A 14-year-old girl was referred to our department with a 3-month history of an asymptomatic swelling in the left cervical triangle. The girl, an active ski jumper, was used to carrying her skis on the left shoulder. There was a history of many minor falls and contusions of her body. The left posterior cervical triangle was enlarged by an elastic, partially fluctuating and clearly delineated swelling with 4-6 cm in diameter. The trapezius was elevated and the overlaying skin was intact. It was clear that the mass was spreading infraclavicularly. Nevertheless, the distal boundaries of the mass were not quite clear (Fig. 1). The infraclavicular spreading was confirmed with an ultrasound examination which revealed a hypoechogenic echo-free mass of the size of 7-10 x 3.6 cm. The mass was sonocompressible, clearly outlined and there were no signs of any infiltrating growth. No internal perfusion was found by colour-coded Doppler investigation. The blood count or biochemical tests did not reveal any pathological findings.

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A left-sided asymptomatic supraclavicular cystic mass in a 14-year-old girl

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“…Synovial cysts due to inflammatory arthritis or trauma are not uncommon in the knee and also may occur in the shoulder, elbow, hip, wrist, hand, foot, and ankle [1 ]. To our knowledge, a synovial cyst associated with a traumatic pseudarthrosis of a rib has not been described before.…”

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Giant synovial cyst associated with a pseudarthrosis of a rib: MR appearance.

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Beltran²

1990

American Journal of Roentgenology

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“…Synovial cysts are fluid-filled, well defined cavities, containing synovial fluid and lined by a synovium-like membrane that can extend for a variable distance outside the joint space [1]. The most frequent synovial cyst at the knee joint is generally considered to be a distension of the bursa located beneath the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle with the majority occurring secondary to meniscal tears and degenerative cartilage lesions [2][3][4].…”

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Giant synovial cyst of knee treated arthroscopically through a cystic portal

Shetty

Wang

Ahn

et al. 2007

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthr

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Synovial cysts are well-defined fluid filled cysts that can extend for a variable distance outside the joint space. These cysts can sometimes grow to a large size making its treatment challenging especially when associated with intra-articular pathologies. We describe a case of giant synovial cyst arising from the left knee and extending to the medial proximal calf in a 77-year old female who presented with knee joint pain, episodes of locking and calf mass occurring within 2 months of onset. Imaging studies also showed associated medial and lateral meniscal tears with medial compartment and patellofemoral osteoarthritis. The cyst was treated by disrupting the valvular mechanism using a standard posteromedial portal and complete excision of the cyst wall via a posteromedial cystic portal. The meniscal lesions were dealt with through the standard anterior portals. At 25-month follow up there were no signs of recurrence of the cyst clinically or with MRI. The cystic portal technique is effective in treating a giant synovial cyst of the knee even in the presence of meniscal tears and high grade chondral lesions.

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Giant synovial cysts

Cited by 16 publications

References 61 publications

A left-sided asymptomatic supraclavicular cystic mass in a 14-year-old girl

A left-sided asymptomatic supraclavicular cystic mass in a 14-year-old girl

Giant synovial cyst associated with a pseudarthrosis of a rib: MR appearance.

Giant synovial cyst of knee treated arthroscopically through a cystic portal

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