title: [Intra-osseous ganglion cyst of the carpal bones. A review of the literature underlining the importance of systematic computed tomography].
abstract: The intraosseous ganglion cyst (IOGC) is a benign and lytic bone tumor affecting mostly the metaphyseal and epiphyseal regions of long bones. Its location on the short bones, including the carpal bones has been little reported in the literature. Our review of the literature shows consensus about the surgical techniques to use, but there is currently no real consensus about its pathophysiology, and its diagnostic work-up. Complications related to this lesion (mainly the risk of pathologic fracture) are potentially serious, and can cause irreversible damage. They therefore require accurate assessment to guide the choice of medical or surgical treatment, including a CT scan, which - we believe - is essential.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique, réparatrice, esthétique et chirurgie de la main, hôpital Saint-Roch, 5, Pierre-Dévoluy, 06000 Nice, France. pierredumas06@hotmail.com
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dumas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Georgiou
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chignon-Sicard
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Balaguer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lebreton
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dumontier
mesh_terms: D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D021361:Scaphoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome