Giant ganglion cyst of the quadriceps femoris tendon.

Vayvada, HALUK; Tayfur, V; Menderes, ADNAN; Yilmaz, MUSTAFA; Barutcu, A

doi:10.1007/s00167-003-0364-9

Giant ganglion cyst of the quadriceps femoris tendon.

Vayvada H., Tayfur V., Menderes A., Yilmaz M., Barutcu A.

Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, cilt.11, sa.4, ss.260-2, 2003 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2003
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00167-003-0364-9
Dergi Adı: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.260-2
Anahtar Kelimeler: ganglion cyst, thigh pain, knee pain, knee cyst, quadriceps femoris tendon, KNEE
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present the case of a ganglion cyst with 11x3x2 cm dimensions originating from the quadriceps femoris tendon. The patient presented with palpable mass and chronic pain in the anterolateral thigh region. The pain increased with walking. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a cystic, well defined lesion in the vastus lateralis muscle. The patient was operated on and the cyst excised; it was seen to be a ganglion cyst. The patient is asymptomatic 6 months after surgery. This is a very rare localization for a giant synovial cyst, and preoperative diagnosis is a challenge for the surgeon.