Tumour-like lesions of the infrapatellar fat pad.
Three different tumour-like lesions within the infrapatellar fat pad, an osteochondroma, a localised pigmented villonodular synovitis and a synovial cyst are reported. The osteochondroma and the pigmented villonodular synovitis were treated by marginal excision, and the synovial cyst was resected using arthroscopy.
Nouri
Habib
H
Department of Adult Surgery, KASSAB'S Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2010 Mannouba, Tunisia. nourihabib@yahoo.fr
Ben Hmida
Ferjani
F
Ouertatani
Moez
M
Bouaziz
Mouna
M
Abid
Leila
L
Jaafoura
Habib
H
Zehi
Kheireddine
K
Mestiri
Mondher
M
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010329:Patella / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery