What is the difference between ganglion cyst and synovitis

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Ganglion cyst is a disease that occurs in the tendon sheath tissue around the joint. It can form a cystic mass in the tendon sheath tissue near the joint. This cystic mass often has opaque or orange viscous liquid inside. Ganglion cyst this disease can sometimes form synovial sac hernia. Cyst itself is composed of fibrous tissue, in the inner layer of the cyst there is a layer of white smooth endothelium, let's take a look at the following content.

What is the difference between ganglion cyst and synovitis

First: however, synovitis often occurs in the knee joint, the main part of the disease is synovium, this disease is often caused by joint injury or synovium injury and infection, synovitis and tenosynovitis cysts are different specific parts of the disease, these are two different diseases.

Second: synovitis is mainly caused by infection, while ganglion cyst is an immune disease. Most patients with ganglion cyst can develop disease due to autoimmunity. Of course, sometimes ganglion cyst can also be caused by infection. In addition, tendon sheath cyst can also be caused by malnutrition of tendon sheath tissue.

Third: synovitis after the onset of this disease will make the synovial absorption has been released joint fluid dysfunction, in this case, synovial tissue will release a lot of fluid because of joint movement, but no tissue absorption of joint synovial fluid capacity decline, so it will make the fluid continue to accumulate in the joint synovial, leading to joint effusion.

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In addition to the joint capsule, tendon sheath cyst can also be the joint ligament or tendon sheath tissue, but synovitis is only the synovium, which is the most direct difference between the two diseases.