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pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVS) CHORUS
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Location: http://chorus.rad.mcw.edu/doc/00544.html
Description: # monoarthritis
# young adults
# benign neoplasm affecting extremity joints
# subchondral erosions on BOTH sides of joint (!)
# hemosiderin deposited in synovium (with characteristic low signal on MR)
# articular cartilage preserved (despite extensive marginal erosions; similar to gout)
# NO calcification, but soft tissue may appear dense on X-ray/CT
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD
Institution: Chorus
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Investigations: Radiology - General: Radiology - Conditions
- - OCOSH Classification: Joint Diseases: Synovitis: Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis
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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Thu Jul 30 2009