“…In a literature review of CMSC cases performed by Fukuyama et al, 3 distribution of reported cases according to body site varied; however, limbs were found to be the most commonly involved area. A PubMed search of articles indexed for MEDLINE as well as a Google Scholar search using the term cutaneous metaplastic synovial cyst revealed at least 37 cases reported in the English-language literature, [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] including our present case. The pathogenesis remains uncertain; however, a majority of previously reported cases of CMSC characteristically have been associated with a pre-existing lesion, with most presentations developing at surgical scar sites secondary to operation or trauma.…”