title: An intraarticular fibroma of the tendon sheath in the knee joint.
abstract: Fibromas that usually occur in the tendon sheaths of the wrist and hand are extremely rare in intra-articular locations. Only five such cases in the knee joint have been reported so far. This is a case report of an intra-articular fibroma of the tendon sheath of the knee joint arising adjacent to posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a well-defined intra-articular lesion in the region of the intercondylar notch of the femur behind the PCL. The mass was excised by arthrotomy. Histopathological study confirmed the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Raghuraj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kundangar
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Kiran K V
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: P Sripathi
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology*; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media