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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr 8:15:ic20.
eCollection 2015.

Ganglion cyst of the peroneus longus

Andrew A Marano  1 , Paul J Therattil  1 , Dare V Ajibade  1 , Ramazi O Datiashvili  1
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Case Reports

Ganglion cyst of the peroneus longus

Andrew A Marano et al. Eplasty. .
No abstract available

Keywords: foot drop; ganglion cyst; leg mass; peroneal nerve compression; peroneus longus.

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Figure 1
Coronal contrast-enhanced, T1-weighted magnetic resonance image of the peroneus longus ganglion cyst.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Axial contrast-enhanced, T1-weighted magnetic resonance image of the peroneus longus ganglion cyst, well-circumscribed.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intraoperative view of ganglion cyst of the peroneus longus.
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