Cyst-like lesions around the knee

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There is broad differential for cyst like lesions around the knee.

The list includes:

Cysts

synovial cyst
- popliteal synovial cyst - Baker's cyst
ganglion cyst
- intra-articular ganglion cyst
- extra-articular ganglion cyst
  - periosteal ganglion cyst
  - nerve sheath ganlgion cyst
    - common peroneal nerve sheath ganglion cyst
meniscal cyst / parameniscal cyst
intraosseous cyst
- subarticular degenerative cyst - geode
- intraosseous ganglion cyst
- insertional cyst
infective cyst - abscess

Cyst like lesions

distended knee bursae
- suprapatella bursa - subpatella bursitis
- prepatella bursa - prepatella bursitis
- superficial infrapatellar bursa- s uperficial infrapatellar bursitis
- deep infrapatellar bursa - deep infrapatellar bursitis
- anserine bursa - pes anserinus bursitis
- iliotibial bursa - iliotibial bursitis
- semimembranosus-tibial collateral ligament (SMTCL) bursa - semimembranosus-tibial collateral ligament (SMTCL) bursitis
- medial collateral ligament bursa - medial collateral ligament bursitis
- fibular collateral ligament (FCL)-biceps femoris bursa - fibular collateral ligament (FCL)-biceps femoris bursitis
cystic haematoma - post traumatic cyst
normal recesses
- posterior femoral recess (subgastrocnemius recess)
- posterior capsular recess
- subpopliteal recess
- suprahoffatic recess
- infrahoffatic recess
- anterior tibial recess
- central synovial recess
- parameniscal recess
popliteal arterial aneurysm - ~~pseuaneurysm~~pseudoaneurysm
popliteal venous varix
solid lesions with cyst like components
- cystic degeneration or myxoid stroma in tumours such as
  - synovial sarcoma
  - dedifferentiated sarcoma
  - myxoid liposarcoma
  - metastases
  - benign synovial haemangioma

~~-<p>There is broad differential for <strong>cyst like lesions around the knee</strong>. </p><p>The list includes</p><h5>Cysts</h5><ul>~~
+<p>There is broad differential for <strong>cyst like lesions around the knee</strong>. </p><p>The list includes:</p><h5>Cysts</h5><ul>
~~-<a href="/articles/synovial-cyst">synovial cyst</a><ul><li>~~
~~-<a href="/articles/baker-cyst-1">popliteal synovial cyst</a> - <a title="Baker's cysts" href="/articles/baker-cyst-1">Baker's cyst</a>~~
+<a href="/articles/spinal-synovial-cyst-1">synovial cyst</a><ul><li>
+<a href="/articles/baker-cyst-1">popliteal synovial cyst</a> - <a href="/articles/baker-cyst-1">Baker's cyst</a>
~~-<li><a href="/articles/acl-ganglion-cyst">ACL ganglion cyst</a></li>~~
+<li><a href="/articles/anterior-cruciate-ligament-ganglion-cyst">ACL ganglion cyst</a></li>
~~-<li>superficial infrapatellar bursa - <a href="/articles/superficial-infrapatellar-bursitis">s</a><a href="/articles/prepatella-bursitis">uperficial infrapatellar bursitis</a>~~
+<li>superficial infrapatellar bursa - <a href="/articles/superficial-infrapatellar-bursitis">s</a><a href="/articles/prepatella-bursitis">uperficial infrapatellar bursitis</a>
~~-<li>deep infrapatellar bursa - <a href="/articles/deep-infrapatellar-bursitis">deep infrapatellar bursitis </a>~~
+<li>deep infrapatellar bursa - <a href="/articles/deep-infrapatellar-bursitis">deep infrapatellar bursitis </a>
~~-<li>anserine bursa - <a href="/articles/pes-anserinus-bursitis">pes anserinus bursitis</a>~~
+<li>anserine bursa - <a href="/articles/pes-anserinus-bursitis-1">pes anserinus bursitis</a>
~~-<a href="/articles/popliteal-arterial-aneurysm">popliteal arterial aneurysm</a> - pseuaneurysm</li>~~
+<a href="/articles/popliteal-arterial-aneurysm">popliteal arterial aneurysm</a> - pseudoaneurysm</li>
~~-</ul><p> </p><p> </p>~~
+</ul>

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