Creator: Dr. Vivekanand
Keywords: Ganglions, Symptoms ganglions, Signs ganglions, Ganglionic Swelling, Cystic, Fluctuant, Transillumination

Written by Dr. Vivekanand, MBBS |

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond) on Feb 06, 2016

Ganglions - Symptoms

Most of the patients are between 20 to 50 years.
There is a presence of a round or oval swelling with smooth surface and round borders.

Skin over swelling is normal.
The swelling is densely cystic and can be compressed.
It does not reflect light as many cystic swelling that is filled with water do.
They are not usually painful
Sometimes they can be pressed and the cyst flattens out, only to reappear again.

References:

Bailey & Love's Short Practise Of Surgery- 21st ELBS Edition Revised By Charles V. Mann & R.C.G.Russe
Manipal Manual Of Surgery-Millennium, CBS, Edition K.Rajgopal Shenoy

Published on Feb 06, 2016
Last Updated on Feb 06, 2016

Comments

meenakshi-agrawal Sunday, October 4, 2009

i have ganglion? what should i do?

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