title: Pigmented villonodular synovitis. A literature review and unusual case report.
abstract: The literature contains various nomenclature and classifications regarding the pigmented villonodular pathology that have proven to be quite confusing. This article clarifies this and emphasizes the fact that there is a spectrum of inflammatory pathologies that may affect synovial tissue. The primary focus of this article is pigmented villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) which refers to joint pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Broadlawns Medical Center, 1801 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA 50314, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Vincent J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Mandracchia
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kimball
authors.forename: L Jeffrey
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Rissman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis