Sequential tibial and peroneal intraneural ganglia arising from the superior tibiofibular joint

Skeletal Radiol. 2008 Jan;37(1):79-84. doi: 10.1007/s00256-007-0400-9. Epub 2007 Oct 30.

Abstract

We present a patient who developed a peroneal intraneural ganglion and an adventitial cyst following the incomplete treatment of a tibial intraneural ganglion. These separate cysts all originated from the superior tibiofibular joint and dissected along their respective articular branches. A logical mechanistic explanation for these coexisting cysts is provided, which highlights the shared pathogenesis--its joint-related nature--rather than a multifocal de novo process. These observations would not only be consistent with, but would extend previous evidence in support of, the unifying articular (synovial) theory.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fibula / pathology*
  • Fibula / surgery
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Ganglion Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Ganglion Cysts / surgery
  • Humans
  • Joints / innervation
  • Joints / pathology*
  • Joints / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Medical Illustration
  • Middle Aged
  • Peroneal Nerve / pathology
  • Peroneal Nerve / surgery
  • Peroneal Neuropathies / diagnosis*
  • Peroneal Neuropathies / surgery
  • Rare Diseases
  • Recurrence
  • Tibia / innervation
  • Tibia / pathology
  • Tibia / surgery
  • Tibial Nerve / pathology
  • Tibial Nerve / surgery
  • Tibial Neuropathy / diagnosis*
  • Tibial Neuropathy / surgery