PEARL-SEED GANGLION: BONY HARD BUT NOT BONE. 

Juzaily Fekry Leong, Nur Azuatul Akmal Kamaludin, Parminder Gill Singh, Shalimar Abdullah, Jamari Sapuan.

Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 56000 Cheras Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT

Ganglion of fibrous flexor tendon sheath of hand also known as ‘pearl-seed’ ganglion is rare compared to wrist ganglion. Despite this, pearl ganglion often leads to disabling pain which can impair patient’s hand function. Thus understanding the knowledge of this pathology and initiating an appropriate treatment is crucial. We reported a case of a 5 year old girl with successful outcome after surgical excision of ‘pearl-seed’ ganglion.

Keywords: Ganglion cysts, Hand, Pearl-seed ganglion, Sesamoid bones, Tendon.

Corresponding author: Dr Jamari Sapuan, MS (Ortho), Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 56000 Cheras Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel:+016391455555, Email: drjamari@ppukm.ukm.edu.my

Brunei Int Med J. 2018;14:77-79