title: Intraneural synovial cyst of the peroneal nerve: report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: We report two cases of peroneal nerve compression caused by an intraneural synovial cyst and discuss the pathogenesis, clinical and electrophysiological diagnosis, and treatment of these uncommon lesions in the light of the salient published work on the subject.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nucci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Artico
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bardella
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delfini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bosco
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*