Bicipital Groove Cyst

Non specific as it communicates with the glenohumeral joint.

Bicipital groove cyst. An arthrogram of the left shoulder joint demonstrated extension of dye down the bicipital groove and into the mass in the upper arm. Another transverse image of the bicipital groove. Is the mass anterior of the biceps tendon a cyst or something else. Duplication of the lhbt is a diagnostic dilemma in mri of patients with shoulder pain.

Part 2 biceps tendon bursae and cysts incidental and postsurgical findings and artifacts. Although it may look like a cyst it is a calcification in its resorbing phase. We report a very rare case of intra articular ganglion cyst of the long head of the biceps tendon that originated from the bicipital groove as a rare cause of shoulder pain. Ultrasonography also confirmed a variable degree of bicipital tendonitis in 3 of the horses.

We concluded that the mass was a synovial cyst due to chronic synovitis. Another longitudinal image of the biceps tendon with the cystic looking mass anterior. An accessory biceps tendon in the groove should not be mistaken for a tear 7 fig. They are the most common soft tissue mass in the hand and wrist.

Thickening or thinning of the tendon. Bifurcate origin of the lhbt was seen in as many as 2 of cases in a review of 90 consecutive shoulder arthroscopies by enad the manifestations of a bifurcate lhbt are two adjacent intraarticular origins of the tendon which merge to continue extraarticularly as a single tendon. Ultrasonography confirmed the location of the subchondral and fibrocartilage defect associated with the ocll and confirmed communication of the cyst with the lateral intertubercular groove of the humerus in 3 of the 5 cases. Ganglion cysts commonly occur around the shoulder mostly in the spinoglenoid and suprascapular notches.

Figure 1 2 and 3 demonstrating the osseous cyst like lesion in the lateral intertubercular groove of the humerus blue arrow. Radiographic assessment of the humerus revealed the presence of an osseous cyst like lesion ocll in the lateral intertubercular groove within the proximal humerus figs 1 2 and 3. The ac cessory biceps tendon often originates from the supraspinatus tendon. The elbow is slightly flexed and the.

The findings on ultrasound indicating tendinopathy are the same as with other tendons. The mass was more palpable after the arthrogram. Direct palpation over the patient s bicipital groove elicits a painful response in the setting of pathology. Irregularity of the tendon.

Terminology ganglion cysts are sometimes also simply referred to as gang. Longitudinal image of the biceps tendon. Found in the region of the biceps groove. Intra articular ganglion cyst originating from the intertubercular groove.