Localized nodular synovitis
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- Probably can be considered a localized variant of PVNS.
Localized nodular synovitis, abbreviated LNS, is an uncommon pathology of the joint closely related to diffuse tenosynovial giant-cell tumour (also known as pigmented villonodular synovitis).[1]
General
Classification of PVNS:[2]
- Generalized.
- Local.
- Articular.
- Extra-articular.
Gross
Features:
- Location: fat pad inferior to patella.[3]
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Similar to diffuse tenosynovial giant-cell tumour - see diffuse tenosynovial giant-cell tumour.
Images
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Huang, GS.; Lee, CH.; Chan, WP.; Chen, CY.; Yu, JS.; Resnick, D. (Aug 2003). "Localized nodular synovitis of the knee: MR imaging appearance and clinical correlates in 21 patients.". AJR Am J Roentgenol 181 (2): 539-43. doi:10.2214/ajr.181.2.1810539. PMID 12876042.
- ↑ Perka, C.; Labs, K.; Zippel, H.; Buttgereit, F. (Feb 2000). "Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee joint: neoplasm or reactive granuloma? A review of 18 cases.". Rheumatology (Oxford) 39 (2): 172-8. PMID 10725067.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Park, JH.; Ro, KH.; Lee, DH. (May 2013). "Localized nodular synovitis of the infrapatellar fat pad.". Indian J Orthop 47 (3): 313-6. doi:10.4103/0019-5413.111514. PMID 23798766.