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Intraneural ganglion in the digital nerve of the thumb: a case report. 2011

Kyeong-Jin Han, and Yu-Sang Lee, and Doo-Hyung Lee, and Nam-Su Chung

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5 Wonchon-dong, Youngtong-gu, Suwon, Kyounggi-do 443-721, Republic of Korea.

Intraneural ganglion cysts of the peripheral nerve in the upper extremity are uncommon and usually originate within the epineurium of the peripheral nerve. The current report discusses a 57-year-old woman with a neuropathic nodular mass on the thenar area of the left hand. Magnetic resonance images showed a lobulated, homogeneous mass of high signal intensity on T2-weighted images and low signal intensity with peripheral enhancement on T1-weighted images. Excisional biopsy and histopathologic examination confirmed an intraneural ganglion cyst of the digital nerve of the thumb. A successful result was obtained by surgical treatment, and there was no recurrence of abnormal sensation and paraesthesia during the 3-year follow-up period.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008279	Magnetic Resonance Imaging	Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques.	Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D004322	Drainage	The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013933	Thumb	The first digit on the radial side of the hand which in humans lies opposite the other four.	Thumbs
D045888	Ganglion Cysts	Nodular tumor-like lesions or mucoid flesh, arising from tendon sheaths, LIGAMENTS, or JOINT CAPSULE, especially of the hands, wrists, or feet. They are not true cysts as they lack epithelial wall. They are distinguished from SYNOVIAL CYSTS by the lack of communication with a joint cavity or the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE.	Myxoid Cyst,Ganglionic Cysts,Ganglions,Cyst, Ganglion,Cyst, Ganglionic,Cyst, Myxoid,Cysts, Ganglion,Cysts, Ganglionic,Cysts, Myxoid,Ganglion,Ganglion Cyst,Ganglionic Cyst,Myxoid Cysts