Mucinous pseudocysts of the toes: an effective surgical method of treatment.
Mucinous pseudocysts are dome-shaped, fluctuant lesions that may affect the dorsal aspects of the toes. Although synovial involvement cannot usually be demonstrated by histologic examination of biopsy specimens, joint involvement is a causative factor. Arthroplasty of the intermediate phalangeal head is advocated along with excision of the pseudocyst and its underlying pedicle. Conservative approaches rarely provide a permanent cure for mucinous pseudocysts of the toes.
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94304.
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D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications; D014034:Toes / Q000601:surgery*