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What Does A Cyst Behind The Knee Indicate?
I believe I have a ganglion cyst behind my knee. I went to a family doctor and he said it wasnt a baker cyst , which i thought it was. He was no help wants me to go for mri. he never even mentioned a ganglion cyst. He said tumor need to find out with mri. Its ugly but does not hurt.What kind of doctor should i go to for 2nd opinion, an internist?
Mon, 28 Nov 2016
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It could be a bursa or cyst,or soft tissue swelling..it should be checked by aspiration for cytological study, FNAC and or an MRI.treatment depends on finding,could be with infiltration with sclerosing solution or cortisone,hyaluronidase...or excision if some finding on FNAC or mri
It could be a bursa or cyst,or soft tissue swelling..it should be checked by aspiration for cytological study, FNAC and or an MRI.treatment depends on finding,could be with infiltration with sclerosing solution or cortisone,hyaluronidase...or excision if some finding on FNAC or mri
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