Aspiration of a Large Acromioclavicular Joint Cyst Complicated by Recurrence and Enlargement: A Case Report

This case report describes a patient with an enlarging and painless lump over the right acromioclavicular joint (ACJ). MRI showed a synovial cyst superior to the ACJ with a concomitant full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus. The patient underwent needle aspiration of the lump, which yielded 100ml...

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Autores principales: Tham, Sherlyn Yen Yu, Ng, Poh Hwee Julia, Phua, Sean Kean Ann, Ho, Sean Wei Loong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9999106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36909086
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34754
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author Tham, Sherlyn Yen Yu
Ng, Poh Hwee Julia
Phua, Sean Kean Ann
Ho, Sean Wei Loong
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description This case report describes a patient with an enlarging and painless lump over the right acromioclavicular joint (ACJ). MRI showed a synovial cyst superior to the ACJ with a concomitant full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus. The patient underwent needle aspiration of the lump, which yielded 100ml of gelatinous fluid with no microbe growth. Despite repeated aspirations, the ACJ cyst continually enlarged beyond its initial size. This case report describes an ACJ cyst that enlarged in size after needle aspiration. The authors suggest surgical alternatives if cyst recurrence is observed after the initial attempt of aspiration.
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spelling pubmed-99991062023-03-11 Aspiration of a Large Acromioclavicular Joint Cyst Complicated by Recurrence and Enlargement: A Case Report Tham, Sherlyn Yen Yu Ng, Poh Hwee Julia Phua, Sean Kean Ann Ho, Sean Wei Loong Cureus Orthopedics This case report describes a patient with an enlarging and painless lump over the right acromioclavicular joint (ACJ). MRI showed a synovial cyst superior to the ACJ with a concomitant full-thickness tear of the supraspinatus. The patient underwent needle aspiration of the lump, which yielded 100ml of gelatinous fluid with no microbe growth. Despite repeated aspirations, the ACJ cyst continually enlarged beyond its initial size. This case report describes an ACJ cyst that enlarged in size after needle aspiration. The authors suggest surgical alternatives if cyst recurrence is observed after the initial attempt of aspiration. Cureus 2023-02-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9999106/ /pubmed/36909086 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34754 Text en Copyright © 2023, Tham et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Orthopedics
Tham, Sherlyn Yen Yu
Ng, Poh Hwee Julia
Phua, Sean Kean Ann
Ho, Sean Wei Loong
Aspiration of a Large Acromioclavicular Joint Cyst Complicated by Recurrence and Enlargement: A Case Report
title Aspiration of a Large Acromioclavicular Joint Cyst Complicated by Recurrence and Enlargement: A Case Report
title_full Aspiration of a Large Acromioclavicular Joint Cyst Complicated by Recurrence and Enlargement: A Case Report
title_fullStr Aspiration of a Large Acromioclavicular Joint Cyst Complicated by Recurrence and Enlargement: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Aspiration of a Large Acromioclavicular Joint Cyst Complicated by Recurrence and Enlargement: A Case Report
title_short Aspiration of a Large Acromioclavicular Joint Cyst Complicated by Recurrence and Enlargement: A Case Report
title_sort aspiration of a large acromioclavicular joint cyst complicated by recurrence and enlargement: a case report
topic Orthopedics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9999106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36909086
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34754
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