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Erschienen in: Rheumatology International 4/2015

01.04.2015 | Review Article - Imaging

Ganglion cyst versus synovial cyst? Ultrasound characteristics through a review of the literature

verfasst von: Marie-Claude Giard, Carlos Pineda

Erschienen in: Rheumatology International | Ausgabe 4/2015

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Abstract

Ultrasonographic characteristics of two common musculoskeletal lesions, ganglion cysts (GCs) and synovial cysts (SCs) are presented through a review of the literature. Although similar in many ways, these two lesions display different morphostructural characteristics justifying, in our view, their descriptions as separate entities. Mainly different from an anatomopathologic point of view, they also differ in their potential therapeutic implications. A symptomatic GC, refractory to conservative therapy, may require surgical excision of the cyst itself. For SC, therapy should primarily be oriented toward identifying and correcting the often coexisting intra-articular disease instead of only targeting merely its consequence, the SC.
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Metadaten
Titel
Ganglion cyst versus synovial cyst? Ultrasound characteristics through a review of the literature
verfasst von
Marie-Claude Giard
Carlos Pineda
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2015
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Rheumatology International / Ausgabe 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-014-3120-1

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