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===Primary neoplasia===
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[[Image:Human synovial sarcoma.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Human synovial sarcoma (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
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*Rare
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*Synoviomas
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*Synoviosarcomas
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*Mass must have connection with the joints to be diagnosed as such
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===Extension neoplasia===
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*From nearby osteosarcomas and marrow tumours
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===Metastatic neoplasia===
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*Occasionally from lymphosarcoma, carcinoma of prostate and mammary glands - may extend to lumbar vertebrae from regional (dorsolumbar) lymph nodes
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===Ganglion cysts===
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*Usually in close proximity to joints and tendon sheaths
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*Extremely rare in veterinary medicine c.f. humans
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*No consensus as to genesis
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*Cysts contain mucinous/yellow fluid
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*[[More on Ganglion cysts|More about ganglion cysts]]