Ganglion: swelling that arises around joints and soft tissues. See detailed information below for a list of 11 causes of Ganglion, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Ganglion a cosmetic defect: Ganglions are among the most common tumours of the hand and wrist. They may disappear spontaneously and recurrences are common. It is commonly mistaken for a lipoma, tenosynovitis, hamartoma, sarcoma and neuroma. It causes more of a cosmetic defect than anything else. Only in some cases they cause discomfort and dysfunction and surgical treatment is required. For most patients, observation, reassurance, or aspiration and/or injection suffice for treatment....read more »
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Ganglion: , pl. ganglia, ganglions (1) [TA], Originally, any group of nerve cell bodies in the central or peripheral nervous system; currently, an aggregation of nerve cell bodies located in the peripheral nervous system. SYN: nerve ganglion, neural ganglion, neuroganglion. (2) A cyst containing mucopolysaccharide-rich fluid within fibrous tissue or, occasionally, muscle bone or a semilunar cartilage; usually attached to a tendon sheath in the hand, wrist, or foot, or connected with the underlying joint. SYN: myxoid cyst, peritendinitis serosa, synovial cyst. [G. a swelling or knot]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
An encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
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Any group of sensory or autonomic nerve cell bodies located outside the central nervous system.
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