Giant infrapatellar ganglion cyst of Hoffa's fat pad

Miro Miljko; Vedran Markotić; Azer Huseinbegović; Eldan Kapur; Inga Marijanović; Ivan Jurić

doi:10.1016/j.ejro.2019.07.003

Giant infrapatellar ganglion cyst of Hoffa's fat pad

Eur J Radiol Open. 2019 Jul 29:6:275-280. doi: 10.1016/j.ejro.2019.07.003. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Miro Miljko¹, Vedran Markotić¹, Azer Huseinbegović², Eldan Kapur³, Inga Marijanović⁴, Ivan Jurić⁵

Affiliations

¹ University Hospital in Mostar, Departement of Clinical Radiology, Bijeli brijeg b.b., 88 000, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
² Cantonal Hospital, Dr. Safet Mujić", Departement of Ortpedics, Mostar, Bosia and Herzegovina.
³ University of Sarajevo, Medical Faculty, Departemt of Anatomy, Sarajevo, Bosia and Herzegovina.
⁴ University Hospital in Mostar, Departement of Clinical Oncology, Mostar, Bosia and Herzegovina.
⁵ University Hospital in Mostar, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mostar, Bosnia anad Herzegovina.

Abstract

We present the case of a 36-year-old woman who works as a kindergarten teacher, often she is kneeling on her knees due to the nature of the job. Since a year ago, she noticed that her right knee was swelling. She had an orthopaedic examination when she could no longer bend her knee. Inspection and palpation revealed the swelling of the anterior and anterior-lateral aspect of the knee. MRI imaging revealed a large, sharply defined, lobulated lesion of the infrapatellar fat pad. After the surgical incision, a lobular lesion was found and surgically removed. Histological analysis confirmed a ganglion cyst.

Keywords: Ganglion cyst; Hoffa's fat pad; Knee.

Publication types

Case Reports