title: Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the distal tibiofibular joint: a case report.
abstract: Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a proliferative disorder of the synovium. Monoarticular involvement is the more common process. This article presents a case of PVNS with rare location at the distal tibiofibular joint and discusses the current concepts of diagnosis and treatment of this disease.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, Athens University Medical School, ATTIKON University Hospital, Rimini 1, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Andreas F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Mavrogenis
authors.forename: Kleo T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Papaparaskeva
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galanakos
authors.forename: Panayiotis J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Papagelopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome