Title:An Extra-articular Ganglion Cyst with Multiple Fluid-fluid Levels
Volume: 20
Author(s): Semra Duran*, Cem Cuneyt Kose and Servet Guresci
Affiliation:
- Department of Radiology, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Keywords:
Ganglion cyst, Extra-articular, Fluid-fluid level, Magnetic resonance imaging, Ganglia, Multiloculated fluid.
Abstract:
Introduction:
Ganglion cysts are the knee’s most common benign soft tissue tumors. Ganglion cysts are seen as multiloculated fluid collections on magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), and fluid-fluid levels are not an expected finding.
Case Presentation:
A 36-year-old female patient presented with swelling in her right knee. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a multiseptated cyst with multiple
fluid-fluid levels within the anterior of the right patellar tendon. Open surgical excision was performed, and the pedicle of the cyst was dissected.
The histopathology revealed a ganglion cyst with hemorrhage.
Conclusion:
The ganglion cysts should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lesions with fluid-fluid levels, in addition to hemangioma, synovial
sarcoma, and aneurysmal bone cysts of soft tissues.
