PIGMENTED VILLONODULAR SYNOVITIS OF THE KNEE IN A PATIENT WITH PAGET'S DISEASE OF THE ADJACENT FEMORAL BONE |
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| Authors: | MARSAL, S. ARNAL, C. GARCIA, F. AZORIN, L. LIENCE, E. |
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| Affiliation: | *Section of Rheumatology, Department of Pathology Ciudad Sanitaria Vall d'Hebron, Passeig Vall d'Hebron s/n, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
!["{ddagger}"]("/math/Dagger.gif") Section of Rheumatology, Service of Orthopaedic Surgery Ciudad Sanitaria Vall d'Hebron, Passeig Vall d'Hebron s/n, 08035 Barcelona, Spain |
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| Abstract: | A 49-year-old male patient, diagnosed as having Paget's diseaseinvolving the lumbar vertebrae and both femora, felt persistentpain and swelling in the left knee after trauma. A synovectomywas performed. Clinical and histological findings led to thediagnosis 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 traumaticfactors should be considered in the aetiology of the association. KEY WORDS: Osteitis deformans, Synovitis, Paget's disease of bone, Pigmented villonodular synovitis |
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