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Synovial cyst

MedGen UID:
39320
•Concept ID:
C0085648
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Cyst, Synovial; Cysts, Synovial; Synovial Cyst; Synovial Cysts
SNOMED CT: Synovial cyst (123250005); Synovial cyst (240205003)
 
HPO: HP:6000364

Definition

A fluid-filled sac or pouch-like mass that is a distention of a preexisting bursa in a joint, tendon sheaths or bursae. Synovial cysts contain synovial fluid and are lined by synovial membrane. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSynovial cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and surgical treatment of patients with femoral vein compression from hip joint synovial cyst.
Ye Y, Zhang C, Zhang D, Chen N, Song B, Wu S, Guo X
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2019 Jan;7(1):82-89. Epub 2018 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2018.06.013. PMID: 30254006
Percutaneous Rupture of Zygapophyseal Joint Synovial Cysts: A Prospective Assessment of Nonsurgical Management.
Lutz GE, Nicoletti MR, Cyril GE, Harrison JR, Lutz C, Solomon JL, Cooke PM, Wyss JF, Herzog RJ, Moley PJ
PM R 2018 Mar;10(3):245-253. Epub 2017 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2017.07.078. PMID: 28797833
Lumbar synovial cysts: a review of diagnosis, surgical management, and outcome assessment.
Epstein NE
J Spinal Disord Tech 2004 Aug;17(4):321-5. doi: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000096267.75190.eb. PMID: 15280763

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Creation and validation of a predictive model for lumbar synovial cyst recurrence following decompression without fusion.
Page PS, Greeneway GP, Ammanuel SG, Resnick DK
J Neurosurg Spine 2022 Dec 1;37(6):851-854. Epub 2022 Jul 29 doi: 10.3171/2022.5.SPINE22504. PMID: 35907198
Lumbar Juxtafacet Cysts.
Ulus A, Altun A, Senel A
Turk Neurosurg 2020;30(3):416-421. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.27588-19.2. PMID: 32091121
Evaluation and Treatment of Lumbar Facet Cysts.
Boody BS, Savage JW
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2016 Dec;24(12):829-842. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-14-00461. PMID: 27792054
Treatment of spinal synovial cysts.
Bydon M, Papadimitriou K, Witham T, Wolinsky JP, Sciubba D, Gokaslan Z, Bydon A
World Neurosurg 2013 Feb;79(2):375-80. Epub 2012 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.08.016. PMID: 23022636
Lumbar synovial cysts.
Mavrogenis AF, Papagelopoulos PJ, Sapkas GS, Korres DS, Pneumaticos SG
J Surg Orthop Adv 2012 Winter;21(4):232-6. doi: 10.3113/jsoa.2012.0232. PMID: 23327848

Diagnosis

Ganglion cyst of temporomandibular joint - A systematic review.
Krishnan P, Dineshkumar T, Divya B, Krishnan R, Rameshkumar A
Ann Diagn Pathol 2023 Dec;67:152212. Epub 2023 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2023.152212. PMID: 37748213
Facets of facet joint interventions.
Said N, Amrhein TJ, Joshi AB, N NCN, Kranz PG
Skeletal Radiol 2023 Oct;52(10):1873-1886. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s00256-022-04184-5. PMID: 36245007
Evaluation and Treatment of Lumbar Facet Cysts.
Boody BS, Savage JW
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2016 Dec;24(12):829-842. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-14-00461. PMID: 27792054
Lumbar synovial cysts.
Mavrogenis AF, Papagelopoulos PJ, Sapkas GS, Korres DS, Pneumaticos SG
J Surg Orthop Adv 2012 Winter;21(4):232-6. doi: 10.3113/jsoa.2012.0232. PMID: 23327848
Non-popliteal synovial rupture.
Sit M, Higgs JB
J Clin Rheumatol 2009 Jun;15(4):185-9. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181a628ab. PMID: 19390451

Therapy

Lumbar Synovial Cysts-Should You Fuse or Not?
Gonzalez GA, Corso K, Kothari P, Franco D, Porto G, Miao J, Wainwright JV, O'Leary M, Hines K, Mahtabfar A, Vanderkarr M, Thalheimer S, Sharan A, Jallo J, Harrop J
Neurosurgery 2023 May 1;92(5):1013-1020. Epub 2022 Dec 30 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002314. PMID: 36700698
Facets of facet joint interventions.
Said N, Amrhein TJ, Joshi AB, N NCN, Kranz PG
Skeletal Radiol 2023 Oct;52(10):1873-1886. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s00256-022-04184-5. PMID: 36245007
Synovial facet joint cysts after lumbar posterior decompression surgery.
Morishita Y, Taniguchi R, Kawano O, Maeda T
J Neurosurg Spine 2021 Aug 20;35(6):704-709. doi: 10.3171/2021.2.SPINE201671. PMID: 34416717
Conventional Image-Guided Procedures for Painful Spine.
Peckham ME, Hutchins TA, Shah LM
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2019 Nov;29(4):539-551. Epub 2019 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2019.07.004. PMID: 31677729
Synovial Cyst as a Marker for Lumbar Instability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ramhmdani S, Ishida W, Perdomo-Pantoja A, Witham TF, Lo SL, Bydon A
World Neurosurg 2019 Feb;122:e1059-e1068. Epub 2018 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.228. PMID: 30415048

Prognosis

Facets of facet joint interventions.
Said N, Amrhein TJ, Joshi AB, N NCN, Kranz PG
Skeletal Radiol 2023 Oct;52(10):1873-1886. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s00256-022-04184-5. PMID: 36245007
Creation and validation of a predictive model for lumbar synovial cyst recurrence following decompression without fusion.
Page PS, Greeneway GP, Ammanuel SG, Resnick DK
J Neurosurg Spine 2022 Dec 1;37(6):851-854. Epub 2022 Jul 29 doi: 10.3171/2022.5.SPINE22504. PMID: 35907198
Nail tumors.
Richert B, Lecerf P, Caucanas M, André J
Clin Dermatol 2013 Sep-Oct;31(5):602-17. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.06.014. PMID: 24079590
Spinal lumbar synovial cysts. Diagnosis and management challenge.
Khan AM, Girardi F
Eur Spine J 2006 Aug;15(8):1176-82. Epub 2006 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-0009-4. PMID: 16440202Free PMC Article
Scaphotrapezial trapezoidal arthrosis.
Crosby EB, Linscheid RL, Dobyns JH
J Hand Surg Am 1978 May;3(3):223-34. doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(78)80086-0. PMID: 659818

Clinical prediction guides

Lumbar Synovial Cysts-Should You Fuse or Not?
Gonzalez GA, Corso K, Kothari P, Franco D, Porto G, Miao J, Wainwright JV, O'Leary M, Hines K, Mahtabfar A, Vanderkarr M, Thalheimer S, Sharan A, Jallo J, Harrop J
Neurosurgery 2023 May 1;92(5):1013-1020. Epub 2022 Dec 30 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002314. PMID: 36700698
Facets of facet joint interventions.
Said N, Amrhein TJ, Joshi AB, N NCN, Kranz PG
Skeletal Radiol 2023 Oct;52(10):1873-1886. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s00256-022-04184-5. PMID: 36245007
Creation and validation of a predictive model for lumbar synovial cyst recurrence following decompression without fusion.
Page PS, Greeneway GP, Ammanuel SG, Resnick DK
J Neurosurg Spine 2022 Dec 1;37(6):851-854. Epub 2022 Jul 29 doi: 10.3171/2022.5.SPINE22504. PMID: 35907198
Degenerative symptomatic spinal synovial cysts: Clinical presentation and functional outcome.
Hohenberger C, Brawanski A, Ullrich OW, Höhne J, Zeman F, Schebesch KM
J Clin Neurosci 2019 Apr;62:112-116. Epub 2018 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.12.006. PMID: 30580916
Treatment of spinal synovial cysts.
Bydon M, Papadimitriou K, Witham T, Wolinsky JP, Sciubba D, Gokaslan Z, Bydon A
World Neurosurg 2013 Feb;79(2):375-80. Epub 2012 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.08.016. PMID: 23022636

Recent systematic reviews

Ganglion cyst of temporomandibular joint - A systematic review.
Krishnan P, Dineshkumar T, Divya B, Krishnan R, Rameshkumar A
Ann Diagn Pathol 2023 Dec;67:152212. Epub 2023 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2023.152212. PMID: 37748213
Temporomandibular joint synovial cysts: A systematic review of the literature and a report of two cases.
Promerat A, Constant M, Ferri J, Nicot R
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Sep;123(4):478-483. Epub 2021 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2021.10.013. PMID: 34715409
Synovial Cyst as a Marker for Lumbar Instability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ramhmdani S, Ishida W, Perdomo-Pantoja A, Witham TF, Lo SL, Bydon A
World Neurosurg 2019 Feb;122:e1059-e1068. Epub 2018 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.228. PMID: 30415048
Treatment of spinal synovial cysts.
Bydon M, Papadimitriou K, Witham T, Wolinsky JP, Sciubba D, Gokaslan Z, Bydon A
World Neurosurg 2013 Feb;79(2):375-80. Epub 2012 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.08.016. PMID: 23022636
Recurrent back and leg pain and cyst reformation after surgical resection of spinal synovial cysts: systematic review of reported postoperative outcomes.
Bydon A, Xu R, Parker SL, McGirt MJ, Bydon M, Gokaslan ZL, Witham TF
Spine J 2010 Sep;10(9):820-6. Epub 2010 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2010.04.010. PMID: 20488765

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