title: Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the wrist and adjacent bones.
abstract: Pigmented villonodular synovitis involving the wrist joint and adjacent carpal bones occurred in a 42-year-old female. This is an extremely rare lesion. A case report of this unusual entity is presented, with a review of the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Coleman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013585:Synovitis / Q000601:surgery*; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging