MRI of peroneal nerve entrapment due to a ganglion cyst.
Ganglion cysts are relatively common entities, but impingement upon the peripheral nerves is rare. We describe a case in which peroneal nerve palsy was caused by a ganglion cyst demonstrated by MRI.
Leon
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Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Morgantown 26506-6302.
Marano
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*