Ganglion

Key facts

Other names

Ganglia, synovial cyst, Gideon's disease, Olamide's cyst, Bible cyst, Bible bump

Specialty

Plastic surgery , orthopedic surgery, hand surgery

Symptoms

Small soft bump associated with a joint or tendon sheath

Complications

Only with operative treatment

Usual onset

Any age

Diagnostic method

Typically based on signs

Differential diagnosis

Lipoma , extensor tenosynovitis

Treatment

Watchful waiting , splinting the affected joint, needle aspiration, surgery

Prognosis

Not serious

Frequency

~3 per 10,000 per year (wrist and hand)

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