Open AccessCytomorphological evaluation of synovial lesions in a tertiary care centre in North India: A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Poonam Sharma,
Rajat Gupta,
Subhash Bhardwaj,
Manik Mahajan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/joc.joc_66_20
Subject(s) - medicine , synovial sarcoma , ganglion cyst , pathology , pathological , retrospective cohort study , cytology , synovial fluid , radiology , fine needle aspiration cytology , cyst , sarcoma , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine
Numerous pathological processes involve synovium and periarticular tissues that are characteristic and in some cases specific to a particular disease. Synovial fluid is a thick, stringy fluid found in the cavity of synovial joint. Examination of the synovium plays a key role in the diagnosis of many joint diseases.