Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee in a patient with Paget's disease of the adjacent femoral bone.
A 49-year-old male patient, diagnosed as having Paget's disease involving the lumbar vertebrae and both femora, felt persistent pain and swelling in the left knee after trauma. A synovectomy was performed. Clinical and histological findings led to the diagnosis 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 traumatic factors should be considered in the aetiology of the association.
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Section of Rheumatology, Ciudad Sanitaria Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
Arnal
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Garcia
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Azorin
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Lience
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D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology