Cisto de Baker gigante com extensão ao gastrocnêmio: Relato de caso

Abstract: Baker cyst is an abnormal enlargement of the gastrocnemius-semimembranous bursa behind the knee joint due to an exit of joint fluid. We herein report a rare case of giant Baker cyst in a rheumatic arthritic female patient. An MRI scan showed a complex, multiloculated cyst measuring 11.8 cm x 4.6 c, x 3.3 cm, arising from the left knee joint. Open surgical excision of the lesion was performed, and no recurrence was observed during the one-year follow up in the Rheumatology and Orthopedics Department. A natural tendency towards intermuscular extension is observed; thus, intramuscular extensions are rarely reported in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, no Baker cyst of such size has been operated in a rheumatoid arthritis patient.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Giant Baker Cyst Extending Up to the Gastrocnemius: A Case Report
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Portugiesisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Cisto de Baker gigante com extensão ao gastrocnêmio: Relato de caso ; day:12 ; month:06 ; year:2024 ; Revista Brasileira de ortopedia ; (12.06.2024)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Siddiqui, Adeel Ahmed ; Khan, Muhammad Waqas ; Ali, Taimoor ; Ahmed, Sajjad ; Solangi, Shahzaeb ; Qamar, Javeria

Further information

• DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787546
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2407251135492.255240150584
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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