Chronic painful swelling in the popliteal fossa-A diagnostic challenge

Faten Limaiem; Mohamed Amine Gharbi; Ramzi Bouzidi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.9419

Chronic painful swelling in the popliteal fossa-A diagnostic challenge

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Sep 5;12(9):e9419. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9419. eCollection 2024 Sep.

Authors

Faten Limaiem^{1

2}, Mohamed Amine Gharbi^{1

3}, Ramzi Bouzidi^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ University of Tunis El Manar Faculty of Medicine of Tunis Tunis Tunisia.
² Pathology Department Mongi Slim Hospital La Marsa Tunis Tunisia.
³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery Mongi Slim Hospital La Marsa La Marsa Tunisia.

Abstract

The differential diagnoses of popliteal ganglion cysts include Baker's cysts, popliteal artery aneurysms, popliteal tendinitis, popliteal lymphadenopathy, lipomas, and synovial sarcoma.

Keywords: ganglion cyst; pathology; popliteal fossa; surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports