Soft Tissue Conditions
A 28-year-old female accountant presents with a 2cm painless mass over the dorsal wrist that has been present for 6 months. It is firm, non-tender, and transilluminates. She is concerned about cosmesis but has no functional limitation. Regarding wrist ganglion cysts:
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Ganglion cysts are the most common soft tissue tumour of the hand and wrist, accounting for 60-70% o...
Dorsal wrist ganglia (60-70%) most commonly arise from the scapholunate ligament interval and typica...
Aspiration and corticosteroid injection has a 90% long-term success rate; surgical excision is requi...
Up to 50% of ganglion cysts may resolve spontaneously without treatment; aspiration alone has a 50-7...
Risks of open dorsal wrist ganglion excision include recurrence (5-15%), damage to the posterior int...
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