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An unusual variant of intraneural ganglion of the common peroneal nerve

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A highly unusual variant of an intraneural ganglion of the common peroneal nerve in a 30-year-old male is presented. There was extrusion of the contents of the cyst into the substance of the nerve, dissecting between the fibres and expanding the nerve in such a way that it mimicked an intraneural tumour clinically, radiologically and histologically. A comprehensive review of the entity is undertaken.

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  1. Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, 95 Epping Road, Macquarie Park, NSW, 2113, Australia

    S. Fiona Bonar

  2. St George Hospital, Belgrave St, Kogarah, NSW, Australia

    Wayne Viglione

  3. Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Rd, Camperdown, NSW, Australia

    Julie Schatz, Richard A. Scolyer & Stanley W. McCarthy

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Bonar, S.F., Viglione, W., Schatz, J. et al. An unusual variant of intraneural ganglion of the common peroneal nerve. Skeletal Radiol 35, 165–171 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-005-0031-y

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