Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee in a patient with Paget's disease of the adjacent femoral bone

A 49-year-old male patient, diagnosed as having Paget's disease involving the lumbar vertebrae and both femora, felt persistent pain and swelling in the left knee after trauma. A synovectomy was performed. Clinical and histological findings led to the diagnosis of pigmented villonodular synovit...

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Published in:British journal of rheumatology 1993-02, Vol.32 (2), p.166-168
Main Authors: MARSAL, S, ARNAL, C, GARCIA, F, AZORIN, L, LIENCE, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Femur - diagnostic imaging
Femur - pathology
Femur - ultrastructure
Humans
Knee Joint - diagnostic imaging
Knee Joint - pathology
Knee Joint - ultrastructure
Male
Medical sciences
Microscopy, Electron
Middle Aged
Osteitis Deformans - complications
Osteitis Deformans - diagnostic imaging
Osteitis Deformans - pathology
Radiography
Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular - complications
Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular - diagnostic imaging
Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular - pathology
Tumors of striated muscle and skeleton
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Summary:A 49-year-old male patient, diagnosed as having Paget's disease involving the lumbar vertebrae and both femora, felt persistent pain and swelling in the left knee after trauma. A synovectomy was performed. Clinical and histological findings led to the diagnosis of pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee joint. Only one previous case of this association has been reported. A common aetiology for both diseases is discussed, and traumatic factors should be considered in the aetiology of the association.
ISSN:0263-7103