Ganglion cyst - Revision history

Rossdonaldson1 at 19:00, 29 January 2025

2025-01-29T19:00:13Z

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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==

2019-10-18T16:24:01Z

Evaluation

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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
	*Generally clinical diagnosis		*Generally clinical diagnosis
	**Ultrasound may be useful in equivocal cases		**[[Ultrasound: Soft tissue\|Ultrasound]] may be useful in equivocal cases

	==Management==		==Management==

2019-05-10T01:27:13Z

References

2017-07-04T05:20:09Z

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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==
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	*Most are not painful		*Most are not painful
	*Interference with function, poor cosmetics, and pain may require routine referral to hand surgeon		*Interference with function, poor cosmetics, and pain may require routine referral to hand surgeon
	~~[[File:Ganglion-cyst.jpg\|thumb\|Ganglion cyst]]~~

	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==
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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
	*~~Normally~~ clinical		*Generally clinical diagnosis
	**~~May use ultrasound if unsure~~		**Ultrasound may be useful in equivocal cases

	==Management==		==Management==
	*[[NSAIDs]]		*[[NSAIDs]]
	*Refer to hand surgeon for persistent or recurrent pain or cosmetic deformity		*Refer to hand surgeon for persistent or recurrent pain or cosmetic deformity

			==Disposition==
			*Discharge

	==See Also==		==See Also==
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	==References==		==References==
			<references/>

	[[Category:Orthopedics]]		[[Category:Orthopedics]]

2016-08-19T20:58:31Z

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	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
			*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
	[[File:Ganglion-cyst.jpg\|thumb\|Ganglion cyst]]		[[File:Ganglion-cyst.jpg\|thumb\|Ganglion cyst]]

2016-07-22T00:11:48Z

Text replacement - "==Diagnosis==" to "==Evaluation=="

2016-03-22T15:48:04Z

Text replacement - "Category:Ortho" to "Category:Orthopedics"

2015-06-01T12:06:03Z

Diagnosis

2015-06-01T12:01:34Z

References

2015-06-01T12:01:13Z

Clinical Features

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	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
			[[File:Ganglion-cyst.jpg\|thumb\|Ganglion cyst]]

	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==