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Synovial hemangioma and osteoarthritis of the knee: a case report

Author(s) -

Marco De Gori

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 2589-1294

pISSN - 1017-995X

DOI - 10.3944/aott.2014.14.0036

Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , synovectomy , hemangioma , surgery , muscle hypertrophy , knee joint , synovial membrane , radiology , arthritis , pathology , rheumatoid arthritis , alternative medicine

This report presents an adult patient suffering from knee osteoarthritis and gross hypertrophy of the synovium, preoperatively interpreted as a nonspecific synovial reaction. The patient underwent a total knee replacement and a complete synovectomy was performed. Histological examination disclosed a synovial hemangioma, which is a rare intra-articular, benign tumor of youth.

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