Bone & joints
Other nonneoplastic
Cystic meniscus
Author: Vijay Shankar, M.D.
Last author update: 1 January 2013
Last staff update: 10 December 2021
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Definition / general | Case reports | Clinical images | Microscopic (histologic) descriptionCite this page: Shankar V. Cystic meniscus. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/jointscysticmeniscus.html. Accessed June 1st, 2023.
Definition / general
- Lesion similar to ganglion but in menisci of knee
- Either at lateral or medial joint margin (AJR Am J Roentgenol 2001;177:409)
- Either confined to meniscus or extends beyond capsule
- Almost always associated with meniscal tears; may be due to trauma
- Cyst caused by simple extrusion of synovial fluid through meniscal tear
- Usually pain and swelling
Case reports
- 27 year old man with symptomatic posterior cruciate ganglion cyst (Knee Surg Relat Res 2012;24:52)
- 66 year old woman with tumor-like medial meniscal cyst (Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2008;63:411)
Clinical images
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Arthroscopic finding
External aspect of cyst
Cyst resection
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Cyst lined by synovial epithelium with nonspecific inflammation and focal hemorrhage
