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Synovial Cyst  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Non-neoplastic tumor-like lesions at joints, developed from the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE of a joint through the JOINT CAPSULE into the periarticular tissues. They are filled with SYNOVIAL FLUID with a smooth and translucent appearance. A synovial cyst can develop from any joint, but most commonly at the back of the knee, where it is known as POPLITEAL CYST.

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Entry terms

  • Synovial Cysts

In other languages

  • French

  • Kyste arthro-synovial
  • Kyste arthrosynovial
  • Kystes arthro-synoviaux
  • Kystes arthrosynoviaux
  • Kystes synoviaux

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P6DVX34F-F

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