ABSTRACT
Ganglion cysts are the most commonly diagnosed and treated
soft tissue tumor in the hand and wrist (1). They are defined as
cyst-like masses closely associated with either joint or tendon
sheaths that contain amucinous or jellylike fluid. The occurrence
of thesemasses is greater inwomen than inmen,with a female to
male ratio ranging from 2:1 to 4:1 (2). They most commonly
present in the second to fifth decades of life (1). Ganglion cysts
may arise almost anywhere on the wrist and hand, but the
majority (60-70%) of ganglia present at the dorsum of the wrist
(1,3). The volar wrist is the second most common location of
ganglion cysts accounting for 18% to 20% (1).
