title: Benign anterior knee cyst in early childhood.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Anterolateral knee cysts are not uncommon in the first 7 years of life, but have not been described in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients presenting with an asymptomatic lump on the anterolateral joint line were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The lump remains asymptomatic.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anterolateral knee cysts of childhood are benign and do not require treatment. Their cause is conjectural.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Liew
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Menelaus
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology*