Abstract
Ganglion cysts are the most commonly diagnosed and treated soft tissue tumor in the hand and wrist (1). They are defined as cyst-like masses closely associated with either joint or tendon sheaths that contain amucinous or jellylike fluid. The occurrence of thesemasses is greater inwomen than inmen, with a female to male ratio ranging from 2:1 to 4:1 (2). They most commonly present in the second to fifth decades of life (1). Ganglion cysts may arise almost anywhere on the wrist and hand, but the majority (60-70%) of ganglia present at the dorsum of the wrist (1,3). The volar wrist is the second most common location of ganglion cysts accounting for 18% to 20% (1). © 2007 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.