Superior tibiofibular joint ganglia

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Complaints of leg pain - edema. Referred for venous doppler to rule out DVT.

Patient Data

Age: 70
Gender: Female
ultrasound

There is a well-defined, thin-walled, anechoic cyst abutting the superior tibiofibular joint. There is no septa/ calcification/ vascularity. The cyst did not compress the common peroneal nerve.

There was no DVT (no images uploaded).

Case Discussion

The case shows an incidental finding of a superior tibiofibular joint ganglion cyst without common peroneal nerve compression.

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