Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the talus in a child.
An unusual case of localized pigmented villonodular synovitis of the ankle joint in a 3-year-old boy is described. The child was brought to the hospital because of abrupt onset of pain and joint effusion. A soft tissue mass eroding the talar dome was seen in roentgenograms. Exact diagnosis was established by excisional biopsy. Curettage of the lesion resulted in healing without recurrence at 10-year follow-up examination.
Aghasi
M K
MK
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology A, Assaf Hoofeh Hospital, Zerifin, Israel.
Robinson
D
D
Reif
R M
RM
Halperin
N
N
D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013585:Synovitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013628:Talus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*