Cystic hygroma in the quadriceps muscle: A sanguine diagnosis for knee pain

Erol O., Ozcakar L., Inanici F.

JOINT BONE SPINE, cilt.72, sa.3, ss.267-269, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2004.05.017
  • Dergi Adı: JOINT BONE SPINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.267-269
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cystic hygroma, quadriceps, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, surgery, INTRAMUSCULAR MYXOMA, LYMPHANGIOMA
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Reported here is a 28-year-old female who presented with severe right knee pain and swelling nearby the joint. Ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and eventually surgery were performed. She was diagnosed to have a cystic hygroma in the vastus lateralis muscle. This is the first patient of a cystic hygroma in the quadriceps muscle. (c) 2004 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.