title: Unusual presentation of a meniscal tear: a case report.
abstract: The signs and symptoms of meniscal tears are well known and diversified. The authors describe the unusual presentation of a meniscal tear in a 45-year-old sedentary male with no history of trauma. The tear presented as a painless hard lump in the medial aspect of the knee and was diagnosed preoperatively as benign soft tissue tumor. On exploration, the patient was found to have a vertical bucket-handle tear of the medial meniscus. The fragment had detached at the posterior horn, everted, and presented as a subcutaneous lesion over the anteromedial parapatellar region of the knee. A review of the English literature failed to reveal a similar presentation of meniscal tears. The authors conclude that a meniscal tear should be included in the differential diagnosis of soft tissue tumors in the knee region.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopedic Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Taha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fakih
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*