Ganglion Cysts Arising from a Canine Stifle Joint

Daiki MURATA; Takeshi SOGAWA; Satoshi TOKUNAGA; Tomoko IWANAGA; Hiroaki KAWAGUCHI; Noriaki MIYOSHI; Yasuyuki MOMOI; Makoto FUJIKI; Naoki MIURA

doi:10.1292/jvms.13-0280

Internal Medicine

Ganglion Cysts Arising from a Canine Stifle Joint

Daiki MURATA, Takeshi SOGAWA, Satoshi TOKUNAGA, Tomoko IWANAGA, Hiroaki KAWAGUCHI, Noriaki MIYOSHI, Yasuyuki MOMOI, Makoto FUJIKI, Naoki MIURA

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Daiki MURATA
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University. 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan
Laboratory of Surgery, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University. 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan
Takeshi SOGAWA
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University. 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan
Satoshi TOKUNAGA
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University. 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan
Tomoko IWANAGA
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University. 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan
Hiroaki KAWAGUCHI
Laboratory of Histopathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University. 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan
Noriaki MIYOSHI
Laboratory of Histopathology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University. 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan
Yasuyuki MOMOI
Laboratory of Diagnostic Imaging, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University. 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan
Makoto FUJIKI
Laboratory of Surgery, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University. 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan
Naoki MIURA
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University. 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan
Laboratory of Diagnostic Imaging, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University. 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan

Keywords: dog, ganglion cysts, magnetic resonance imaging, stifle joint

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2014 Volume 76 Issue 3 Pages 457-459

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0280

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Abstract

A 10-year-old, neutered male Labrador retriever presented with progressive left hind lameness. Ultrasonography revealed large, subcutaneous, ovoid cysts around the stifle joint. Radiographic and computed tomographic images revealed periosteal reaction of the distal femur. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed a large cyst that was hypointense in T1-weighted images, hyperintense in T2-weighted images and had a thin lining that was enhanced by intravenous gadonium injection. The cyst communicated with the joint cavity and other small cysts around the joint. Histopathology of an excisional biopsy specimen led to diagnosis of ganglion cyst. This report provides MR images of a ganglion cyst in a canine stifle.

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