A Rare Case of Hip Pain Secondary to Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis

A 19-year-old Asian male presented to our emergency department with atraumatic right hip pain radiating to the right groin associated with pain on ambulation. Magnetic resonance imaging of the right hip with and without contrast revealed the diagnosis. Pigmented villonodular synovitis is a rare, mon...

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Published in:Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine 2020-05, Vol.4 (2), p.225-226
Main Authors: Lai, Gary, Staller, Brett, Ganguly, Bhaskar, Ta, Quan, Scumpia, Alexander J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical medicine
Emergency medical care
Hip joint
Images in Emergency Medicine
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medicine
Pain
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Summary:A 19-year-old Asian male presented to our emergency department with atraumatic right hip pain radiating to the right groin associated with pain on ambulation. Magnetic resonance imaging of the right hip with and without contrast revealed the diagnosis. Pigmented villonodular synovitis is a rare, monoarticular benign tumor originating from the synovium of the joint. The treatment is synovectomy of the pathological joint to prevent further disease progression.
ISSN:2474-252X
2474-252X
DOI:10.5811/cpcem.2019.12.45253