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Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee joint

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Location: http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/39/2/172

Description: Conclusions. We therefore suggest that pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee joint should be classified more strictly than before into a potentially neoplastic (diffuse) form and a reactive granulomatous (local) form. From the cases observed, we conclude that degenerative joint lesions may be the cause of the reactive granulomatous form.
Localized pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee joint: neoplasm or reactive granuloma? A review of 18 cases C. Perka, K. Labs, H. Zippel and F. Buttgereit Rheumatology 2000; 39: 172-178

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Author/Contact: Perka et al
Institution: Rheumatology
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