Diseases

Popliteal Cyst

A SYNOVIAL CYST located in the back of the knee, in the popliteal space arising from the semimembranous bursa or the knee joint.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A SYNOVIAL CYST located in the back of the knee, in the popliteal space arising from the semimembranous bursa or the knee joint.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Baker Cyst
  • Baker's Cyst
  • Baker Cysts
  • Cyst, Baker
  • Cyst, Popliteal
  • Cysts, Baker
  • Cysts, Popliteal
  • Popliteal Cysts

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Aspects Covered

38 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

non-neoplastic

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History Note

91(87); was see under SYNOVIAL CYST 1987-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Knee Joint (1966-1986)
  • Synovial Cyst (1966-1986)

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Tree Number

  1. C04w.182w.867w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Popliteal Cyst. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011151. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011151
  2. Popliteal Cyst. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker%27s_cyst
  3. Popliteal Cyst. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q804332