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Proximal sciatic nerve intraneural ganglion cyst. Case Rep Med 2009;2009:810973

Date

01/14/2010

Pubmed ID

20069041

Pubmed Central ID

PMC2797755

DOI

10.1155/2009/810973

Abstract

Intraneural ganglion cysts are nonneoplastic, mucinous cysts within the epineurium of peripheral nerves which usually involve the peroneal nerve at the knee. A 37-year-old female presented with progressive left buttock and posterior thigh pain. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a sciatic nerve mass at the sacral notch which was subsequently revealed to be an intraneural ganglion cyst. An intraneural ganglion cyst confined to the proximal sciatic nerve has only been reported once prior to 2009.

Author List

Swartz KR, Wilson D, Boland M, Fee DB

Authors

Dominic B. Fee MD Vice Chair, Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Karin R. Swartz MD Assistant Dean, Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin