Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow

Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society (대한견·주관절의학회)
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A Ganglion Cyst Formed after Anterior Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve: A Case Report

  • Kim, Young-Bae (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, VHS Medical Center) ;
  • Yoon, Jung Ro (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, VHS Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Woo Seung (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, VHS Medical Center) ;
  • Yang, Jae-Hyuk (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, VHS Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Hoonnyun (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, VHS Medical Center)
  • Received : 2014.11.26
  • Accepted : 2015.05.08
  • Published : 2015.06.30
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Abstract

In this report, a case of a 70-year-old man with a large ganglion cyst formed after anterior transposition of the left ulnar nerve is presented. Three months after the index surgery, the patient presented with a painless superficial ovoid, soft mass measuring $5{\times}4{\times}2cm$ in size located at the posteromedial aspect of the left elbow, the previously operated site. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a well demarcated cystic mass with a stalk connecting to the elbow joint. Excisional biopsy was performed and pathologic findings showed that the cystic wall had no definite lining cells with myxoid degeneration compatible with findings of ganglion cyst.

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