title: Ultrasound diagnosis of a ganglion cyst within an extensor digitorum brevis manus muscle.
abstract: A unique case of a ganglion cyst within the extensor digitorum brevis manus muscle diagnosed by ultrasound in an 18-year-old girl is presented. Different anatomical variations and the clinical importance of this accessory muscle are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Orthopaedics "Prof. B. Boychev", Medical University Sofia, 56, Nikola Petkov Blvd, 1614 Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Slavchev
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Orthopaedics "Prof. B. Boychev", Medical University Sofia, 56, Nikola Petkov Blvd, 1614 Sofia, Bulgaria. Electronic address: georgievgp@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Georgiev
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Anatomic variations; Chirurgie; Echographie; Ganglion cyst; Hand; Kyste myxoïde; Main; Surgery; Ultrasonography; Variation anatomique