Author Age Gender Diagnosis according to text Histological diagnosis
Ansari et al. [1] 63 F Synovial cyst Synovial cyst
Vera-Siera et al. [2] 48 F Synovial cyst Synovial cyst
Suhr and Mager [3] 30 M Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Okochi et al. [4] 20 - 59 3 F
2 synovial cysts
NAa
3 M 4 ganglion cysts
Wu et al. [6] 59 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Spinzia et al. [7] 45 F Synovial cyst Synovial cyst
Hinawi et al. [8] 11 M Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Ali et al. [9] 28 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Kim et al. [10] 37 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Takaku et al. [11] 50 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Lomeo et al. [12] 47 F Synovial cyst NAa
Albright et al. [13] 51 F Ganglion cyst Synovial cyst
Nahlieli et al. [14] 57 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Goudot et al. [15] 35 M Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
65 M Synovial cyst Synovial cyst
Chang et al. [16] 32 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
38 M Synovial cyst Synovial cyst
Bonacci et al. [17] 46 M Synovial cyst Synovial cyst
Lopes et al. [18] 33 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
McGuirt el al. [19] 54 F Ganglion cyst Synovial cyst
Hopper and Banks [20] 58 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Farole and Johnson [21] 22 M 2 synovial cysts 2 synovial cysts
Tom et al. [22] 22 M 2 ganglion cysts NA
El-Massry and Bailey [23] 33 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Copeland and Douglas [24] 60 F Ganglion cyst NA
Shiba et al. [25] 28 M Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Kenney et al. [26] 64 F Ganglion cyst NA
Reychler et al. [27] 30 F Synovial cyst Synovial cyst
Kinkead et al. [28] 36 F Ganglion cyst Synovial cyst
Ethell [29] 28 F Ganglion cyst Synovial cyst
Janecka and Conley [30] 50 M Synovial cyst NAa
Deng et al. [31] 45 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Silva et al. [32] 51 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Neis et al. [33] 57 M Synovial cyst Synovial cyst
Chen et al. [34] 59 M Synovial cyst Synovial cyst
Patel et al. [35] 45 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Heydt [36] 47 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Steen and Hofstede [37] 48 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Zheng et al. [38] 24 M Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Lee et al. [39] 48 M Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Levarek and Nolan [40] 88 F Ganglion cyst Ganglion cyst
Partridge et al. [41] 17 - 84 11 F
9 synovial cysts 9 synovial cysts
2 M 4 ganglion cysts 4 ganglion cysts
Total Mean 43 (11 - 88) 40 F/19 M 24/61 synovial cyst 24/49 synovial cyst

aAttempts were made to contact the authors with the aim of specification of histology but without success.
F = female; M = male; NA = not available.