title: [Diffuse synovial hemangioma of the knee: a case report].
abstract: Synovial hemangioma is a rare benign tumor of joint cavities. It may be a cause of pain and recurrent joint swelling in children and young adults. Diffuse synovial hemangioma was diagnosed in a 25-year-old male patient with complaints of right knee pain and swelling of a 10-year history. Direct radiography, venography, magnetic resonance imaging, and diagnostic arthroscopy enabled the diagnosis. Surgical excision was not considered because of diffuse involvement and many pigmented areas in the skin; instead, the patient was monitored conservatively. At the end of a year, the severity of complaints and the size of the lesion did not increase. Since there is a high risk for recurrence following open synovectomy for diffuse synovial hemangiomas, conservative treatment may be an alternative approach in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medicine Faculty of Firat University, Elaziğ, Turkey. yilmazerh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Lokman
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karakurt
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Serin
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Incesu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology