Necessity of routine pathological examination after surgical excision of wrist ganglions

• Published in: The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) Vol. 35; no. 6; p. 905
• Main Authors: Guitton, Thierry G, van Leerdam, Roderick H, Ring, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2010
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Child; Child, Preschool; Diagnostic Tests, Routine - utilization; Female; Ganglion Cysts - pathology; Ganglion Cysts - surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pathology, Clinical - standards; Quality of Health Care; Young Adult

The value of routine pathological evaluation of ganglion cysts is questionable considering that the pretest odds of a wrist lesion being a ganglion cyst are usually high based on physical examination and surgical findings alone. This study evaluates the necessity of routine pathological examination...