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Spinner, Robert J.; Northouse, Beverly D.; Carmichael, Stephen W.

doi:10.1002/ca.20091

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“…Unfortunately but understandably, the few incorrect citations in the paper by Moreau and Van Bogaert (1923) have been repeated by subsequent authors over the ensuing decades, including a recent report (Bonar et al, 2006). The widespread problems surrounding such inaccuracies were the focus of editorials (Spinner and Northouse, 2004;Spinner et al, 2005). Still the excellent review by Moreau and Van Bogaert (1923) comprehensively summarizes not only the early reports of intraneural ganglion cysts, many reported in obscure journals and in several languages, but also the unreported cases as well.…”

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Intraneural ganglion cyst: A 200‐year‐old mystery solved

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Wolanskyj

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We describe the first reported case of an intraneural ganglion cyst, an ulnar (''cubital'') intraneural cyst, which, on literature review, dated to 1810. For over 80 years, its original brief description by Beauchêne was wrongly attributed to Duchenne, effectively making the reference and specimen inaccessible to scrutiny. Fortunately, the intact cyst had been safely housed in the Musée Dupuytren, Paris, France, thus permitting its examination. Although originally described as a ''serous'' cyst, our present understanding of the anatomy of the ulnar nerve and of peripheral nerve pathology allowed us to reinterpret it as a mucin-filled, elbow-level, ulnar intraneural ganglion cyst. In addition to its description as a fusiform cystic enlargement of the nerve, we documented similar enlargement of a lumen-bearing branch, the articular branch at the level of the elbow. Based on our assessment of the specimen and with a modern perspective, we concluded that the origin of the cyst was from the posteromedial aspect of the elbow joint and that its fluid content, having dissected through a capsular defect, followed the path of the articular branch into the parent ulnar nerve. The purpose of this report is to clarify historical misconceptions regarding the pathogenesis of this controversial entity. Clin. Anat. 21:611-618, 2008. V V C 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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Section: Discussion Historical Clarificationmentioning

confidence: 99%