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*Cystic collection of synovial fluid within a joint or tendon sheath
*Cystic collection of synovial fluid within a joint or tendon sheath
*~33% resolve spontaneously
*~33% resolve spontaneously
[[File:Ganglion-cyst.jpg|thumb|Ganglion cyst]]


==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==
[[File:Ganglion-cyst.jpg|thumb|Ganglion cyst on posterior wrist.]]
[[File:Cyst Profile2.jpg|thumb|Ganglion cyst on anterior wrist.]]
*May appear quickly, recede, change in size
*May appear quickly, recede, change in size
*Most are not painful
*Most are not painful
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==Evaluation==
==Evaluation==
*Generally clinical diagnosis
*Generally clinical diagnosis
**[[Ultrasound: Soft tissue|Ultrasound]] may be useful in equivocal cases
**[[Ultrasound: Soft tissue|Ultrasound]] may be useful in equivocal cases (shows a fluid filled structure)


==Management==
==Management==

Revisión actual - 19:00 29 ene 2025

Background

  • Cystic collection of synovial fluid within a joint or tendon sheath
  • ~33% resolve spontaneously

Clinical Features

Ganglion cyst on posterior wrist.
Ganglion cyst on anterior wrist.
  • May appear quickly, recede, change in size
  • Most are not painful
  • Interference with function, poor cosmetics, and pain may require routine referral to hand surgeon

Differential Diagnosis

Hand and finger injuries

Evaluation

  • Generally clinical diagnosis
    • Ultrasound may be useful in equivocal cases (shows a fluid filled structure)

Management

  • NSAIDs
  • Refer to hand surgeon for persistent or recurrent pain or cosmetic deformity

Disposition

  • Discharge

See Also

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