Bilateral Baker's cyst as the presenting symptom of paraneoplastic syndrome.
Paraneoplastic syndrome is defined as a systemic malignancy producing prostaglandins or other substances that lead to various manifestations, syndromes or diseases. In the following report we present a case of a young patient complaining of bilateral Baker's cysts who ultimately was diagnosed as suffering from gastric lymphoma. Following subtotal gastrectomy the Baker's cysts disappeared with no specific treatment.
Shapira
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery B, Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
Peshin
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Lin
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Gordin
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Mendel
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Herness
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011151:Popliteal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000502:physiology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000209:etiology*
D011458:Prostaglandins E