Circumferential subparaneurial ganglion cyst involving the ulnar nerve at the elbow: illustrative case
Godard C. W. de Ruiter, Kimberly K. Amrami, Miguel A. Reina, Byung-chul Son, Robert J. Spinner · 2025
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Description
De Ruiter and co-authors present an illustrative case in 2025 of a fluid cyst that wrapped around the ulnar nerve at the elbow. Cysts of this type had been mapped near the knee, where in extreme cases fluid crosses at a joint split through small openings, like a geyser. The team asked whether that account holds in other places.
Searching a database of more than eleven hundred reported cases, they found one cyst at the elbow that spread around the nerve over a long span. Tissue study of a normal specimen confirmed a small opening at the likely crossing point. The authors say surgery still follows the joint based theory used for these cysts.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Godard C. W. de Ruiter, Kimberly K. Amrami, Miguel A. Reina, Byung-chul Son, Robert J. Spinner |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 16 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |