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Cystic degeneration of the tibial nerve: magnetic resonance neurography and sonography appearances of an intraneural ganglion cyst

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Extra- and intraneural ganglion cysts have been described in the literature. The tibial nerve ganglion is uncommon and its occurrence without intra-articular extension is atypical. The pathogenesis of cystic degeneration localized to connective and perineural tissue secondary to chronic mechanical irritation or idiopathic mucoid degeneration is hypothesized. Since the above pathology is extremely rare and the magnetic resonance imaging examination detects the defining characteristics of the intrinsic alterations of the tibial nerve, the authors illustrate such a case of tibial intaneural ganglion cyst with its magnetic resonance neurography and sonography appearances.

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  1. Musculoskeletal Imaging Division, São Carlos Imaging/São Carlos Hospital, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

    Cláudio Régis Sampaio Silveira

  2. São Carlos Imaging/São Carlos Hospital, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

    Clarissa Gadelha Maia Vieira & Brenda Machado Pereira

  3. Articular Clinic, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

    Luiz Holanda Pinto Neto

  4. Radiology & Orthopaedic Surgery, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA

    Avneesh Chhabra

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Silveira, C.R.S., Vieira, C.G.M., Pereira, B.M. et al. Cystic degeneration of the tibial nerve: magnetic resonance neurography and sonography appearances of an intraneural ganglion cyst. Skeletal Radiol 46, 1763–1767 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-017-2753-z

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