Is Baker's Cyst a Risk Factor for Pulmonary Embolism?

We encountered a 73-year-old man with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) and Baker's cyst. Venography revealed that the right popliteal vein was compressed by Baker's cyst and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) had developed. DVT associated with Baker's cyst is rather common and these two condit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal Medicine 1996, Vol.35(11), pp.886-889
Hauptverfasser:	TAKANO, Yoshihisa, OIDA, Kazukiyo, KOHRI, Yoshiaki, TAGUCHI, Yoshio, TOMII, Keisuke, MATSUMURA, Yoshihisa, MINO, Mari, GOHMA, Iwao
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Aged Biological and medical sciences deep venous thrombosis Diseases of the osteoarticular system etiology Humans Juxtaarticular diseases. Extraarticular rhumatism Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Phlebography Popliteal Cyst - complications Popliteal Cyst - diagnosis Pulmonary Embolism - diagnostic imaging Pulmonary Embolism - etiology Radionuclide Imaging Risk Factors Serum Albumin Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin Thrombophlebitis - complications Thrombophlebitis - diagnosis Tin Compounds
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Zusammenfassung:	We encountered a 73-year-old man with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) and Baker's cyst. Venography revealed that the right popliteal vein was compressed by Baker's cyst and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) had developed. DVT associated with Baker's cyst is rather common and these two conditions are thought to be causally related. Baker's cyst is the most frequent mass lesion in the popliteal region. We suggest that Baker's cyst is a risk factor for PE as well as surgery and trauma. (Internal Medicine 35: 886-889, 1996)
ISSN:	0918-2918 1349-7235
DOI:	10.2169/internalmedicine.35.886