Ganglion

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Ganglion

• smooth, hemispherical swelling near to a joint

Examination

• surface
  • smooth
• consistency
  • firm
  • slightly fluctuant
• Other
  • weakly transilluminable

Pathology

• controversial
  • pocket of synovium
  • myxomatous degeneration of fibrous tissue

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