Timothy Shane Johnson

Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history The classic presentation of a mucous cyst involves a 60-year-old female with a mass on the dorsal aspect of her distal phalanx that she first noted several months ago (rarely are they in multiple locations). Associated with the slowly enlarging…

Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history Ganglion cysts are benign, mucin-filled, subcutaneous masses that typically arise from underlying joint capsules, tendons, or tendon sheaths. They represent the most common soft tissue tumors of the hand and digits. Initial patient consultation typically involves a new mass that…