SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN EXAMINATION OF DIGITAL GANGLIA - RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

A retrospective sonographic study of soft tissue masses of the hand wa s undertaken. A spherical fluid-filled structure with a well-defined w all was seen in 13 patients and the cases were diagnosed as ganglia. T his diagnosis had been generally suspected clinically in the presence of a firm nonpainful lump. This study indicates that ultrasound is a v aluable diagnostic tool for the study of soft-tissue masses of the han d and in the differential diagnosis of other soft tissue lesions, such as pigmented villonodular synovitis or tenosynovitis.