Meniscal tear with parameniscal cyst

Case contributed by Bita Abbasi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Knee pain following trauma

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male

Sagittal T2W fat sat images show a complex tear in the anterior horn of lateral meniscus with associated parameniscal cyst.

Effusion is seen in the suprapatellar recess.

Case Discussion

Meniscal cysts can decompress into adjacent soft tissue and produce a parameniscal cyst without associates meniscal tear.

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