PMID- 28397439
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170622
LR  - 20181023
IS  - 1899-5276 (Print)
IS  - 1899-5276 (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 1
DP  - 2017 Jan-Feb
TI  - Ganglions of the hand and wrist: Retrospective statistical analysis of 520 cases.
PG  - 95-100
LID - 10.17219/acem/65070 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Ganglions constitute the most common tumor type of the hand and wrist 
      region. They have a non-neoplastic character and affect patients of all ages. 
      OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this work was to analyze the epidemiological data of a 
      representative group of patients diagnosed with ganglions of the hand and wrist. 
      MATERIAL AND METHODS: Five-hundred-and-twenty patients operated on for ganglions 
      of the hand and wrist between the years 2000 and 2014 were included in the study. 
      For the statistical analysis, STATISTICA v. 10 was used. Categorical data was 
      analyzed using the chi2. The distribution of two and more independent samples was 
      compared through the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test followed by 
      pairwise comparisons for significant test statistics, respectively. RESULTS: In 
      the studied group of patients, ganglions affected females more often than males, 
      with a 2.8 : 1 ratio. No statistically significant differences in age 
      distribution between women and men (median age 38 vs. 40 years) were found. 
      Ganglions affected both sides of the body with comparable equality. Wrist 
      ganglions predominated (76%). The patients diagnosed with hand ganglions were 
      statistically significantly older (p < 0.001), and the right hand was affected 
      more often (p = 0.003). A statistically significant difference in age 
      distribution between the patients with DWG (dorsal wrist ganglions) and VRG 
      (volar retinacular ganglions) was observed (p < 0.001). DWG affected the left 
      side (p = 0.003) and VRG the right side (p = 0.005) of the body more often. 
      CONCLUSIONS: Statistical analysis of our patients confirmed much of the 
      previously published data. Although the diagnosis and treatment of ganglions of 
      the hand and wrist are relatively uncomplicated, the pathophysiology of their 
      formation is still waiting to be thoroughly explained.
FAU - Kulinski, Sebastian
AU  - Kulinski S
AD  - Department of Traumatology, Clinic of Traumatology and Hand Surgery, Wroclaw 
      Medical University, Poland.
FAU - Gutkowska, Olga
AU  - Gutkowska O
AD  - Department of Traumatology, Clinic of Traumatology and Hand Surgery, Wroclaw 
      Medical University, Poland.
FAU - Mizia, Sylwia
AU  - Mizia S
AD  - Department of Public Health, Department of Organization and Management, Faculty 
      of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland.
FAU - Gosk, Jerzy
AU  - Gosk J
AD  - Department of Traumatology, Clinic of Traumatology and Hand Surgery, Wroclaw 
      Medical University, Poland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Poland
TA  - Adv Clin Exp Med
JT  - Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical 
      University
JID - 101138582
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Female
MH  - Ganglion Cysts/*epidemiology
MH  - Hand/*pathology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Wrist/*pathology
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - ganglion cyst
OT  - hand
OT  - surgical procedure
OT  - tumor
OT  - wrist
EDAT- 2017/04/12 06:00
MHDA- 2017/06/24 06:00
CRDT- 2017/04/12 06:00
PHST- 2017/04/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/04/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/06/24 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.17219/acem/65070 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Adv Clin Exp Med. 2017 Jan-Feb;26(1):95-100. doi: 10.17219/acem/65070.