 Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular
"Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Diffuse outgrowth arising from the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVIAL BURSA; or TENDON sheath around the joint cavity, with extension to surrounding soft tissue. It is characterized by pigmented HEMOSIDERIN-containing MACROPHAGES; FOAM CELLS; and multinucleated GIANT CELLS. It usually occurs in the hands and feet, and around large joints, such as in the ankle and knee joints.
| Descriptor ID |
D013586
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.565.380.690.500 C05.550.870.445.500 C05.651.869.762.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular- Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular
- Pigmented Villonodular Synovitides
- Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis
- Synovitides, Pigmented Villonodular
- Villonodular Synovitides, Pigmented
- Villonodular Synovitis, Pigmented
- Diffuse Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular" by people in Profiles.
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Gross CE, Frank RM, Hsu AR, Diaz A, Gitelis S. External beam radiation therapy for orthopaedic pathology. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2015 Apr; 23(4):243-52.
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Patel AM, Brown AG, Galambos C, Hirsch R. Pediatric pigmented villonodular synovitis mimicking a septic hip. J Clin Rheumatol. 2010 Mar; 16(2):71-3.
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Finn MA, McCall TD, Schmidt MH. Pigmented villonodular synovitis associated with pathological fracture of the odontoid and atlantoaxial instability. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg Spine. 2007 Aug; 7(2):248-53.
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Tyler WK, Vidal AF, Williams RJ, Healey JH. Pigmented villonodular synovitis. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2006 Jun; 14(6):376-85.
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