Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 14, 2026

Performing and Processing FNA of Anterior Fat Pad for Amyloid
Published on: October 30, 2010
Giant infrapatellar ganglion cyst of Hoffa's fat pad
Miro Miljko1, Vedran Markotić1, Azer Huseinbegović2
1University Hospital in Mostar, Departement of Clinical Radiology, Bijeli brijeg b.b., 88 000, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Abstract:
We present the case of a 36-year-old woman who works as a kindergarten teacher, often she is kneeling on her knees due to the nature of the job. Since a year ago, she noticed that her right knee was swelling. She had an orthopaedic examination when she could no longer bend her knee. Inspection and palpation revealed the swelling of the anterior and anterior-lateral aspect of the knee. MRI imaging revealed a large, sharply defined, lobulated lesion of the infrapatellar fat pad. After the surgical incision, a lobular lesion was found and surgically removed. Histological analysis confirmed a ganglion cyst.
Related Concept Videos
Bones of the Lower Limb: Femur and Patella
Muscles of the Leg that Move the Foot and Toes
Anterior Compartment
The anterior compartment includes muscles that contribute to the dorsiflexion of the foot. This compartment houses the tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, and extensor digitorum longus muscles.
Sympathetic Pathways: Sympathetic Chain Ganglia

