title: Synovial cyst of the fifth digit in a cat.
abstract: A synovial cyst of the fifth digit of the left forelimb in a 15-year-old cat was diagnosed. Radiographs showed severe osteoarthritis of the interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints with soft tissue swelling. An ultrasound examination of the digit revealed a cystic structure. Following amputation of the digit, the cyst recurred 3 months later palmar to the carpus and metacarpus. The aetiology of synovial cysts is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Imaging Clinic, Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria. katharina.hittmair@vetmeduni.ac.at
authors.forename: Katharina M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hittmair
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maedl
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reifinger
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mayrhofer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D005552:Forelimb / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007596:Joints / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007794:Lameness, Animal / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*