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The condition begins with a firm lump in the palm of the hand. This lump can be painful or painless. Over time, the lump can extend into a hard cord under the skin and up into the finger. This cord tightens and pulls the finger toward the palm, sometimes severely.
One of the most common lumps is the ganglion, a fluid or gel filled lump that occurs when joint fluid, or fluid around a tendon, pushes out a weakness of the lining, a bit like blowing up a balloon. Ganglia are benign, can be painful and can get quite big.
A ganglion cyst or a Bible cyst is a benign swelling or bulge that often appears around or on joints and tendons in the hand or foot. A ganglion manifests as a subcutaneous limp or nodule. The size can change in time and it can also disappear completely. See illustration:
27 sie 2024 · A ganglion cyst is a fluid-filled swelling overlying a joint or tendon sheath. Ganglion cysts are thought to arise from a herniation of dense connective tissue from tendon sheaths, ligaments, joint capsules, bursae, and menisci. They contain a mucinous, gelatinous fluid.
Nodules over the back of the finger knuckles (Garrod's knuckle pads) and lumps on the soles of the feet are seen in some people with Dupuytren's disease. Why does it occur? The cause is unknown, but it is more common in Northern Europe than elsewhere and it often runs in families.
12 sty 2023 · Ganglion cysts are lumps that most often appear along the tendons or joints of wrists or hands. They also can occur in ankles and feet. Ganglion cysts are typically round or oval and are filled with a jellylike fluid. They are not cancer. Small ganglion cysts can be pea-sized.
Typically occurs in young adults, causing pain when gripping and feeling like a dried pea sitting on the tendon sheath at the base of the finger. Puncture of the cyst with a fine needle can disperse it – like puncturing a balloon - and fewer than half return.
