IS BAKERS CYST A RISK FACTOR FOR PULMONARY-EMBOLISM

Authors
TAKANO Y OIDA K KOHRI Y TAGUCHI Y TOMII K MATSUMURA Y MINO M GOHMA I
Citation
Y. Takano et al., IS BAKERS CYST A RISK FACTOR FOR PULMONARY-EMBOLISM, Internal medicine, 35(11), 1996, pp. 886-889
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Internal medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
09182918
Volume
35
Issue
11
Year of publication
1996
Pages
886 - 889
Database
ISI
SICI code
0918-2918(1996)35:11<886:IBCARF>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We encountered a 73-year-old man with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) an d Baker's cyst. Venography revealed that the right popliteal vein was compressed by Baker's cyst and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) had develo ped. DVT associated with Baker's cyst is rather common and these two c onditions are thought to be causally related. Baker's cyst is the most frequent mass lesion in the popliteal region. We suggest that Baker's cyst is a risk factor for PE as well as surgery and trauma.