Arthroscopic Treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Shoulder: A Case Report.
- Author:
Seoung Joon LEE
1
;
Jae Chul YOO
;
Kyung Sub LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. coolshoulder@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pigmented villonodular synovitis;
Shoulder;
Arthroscopy
- MeSH:
Arthroscopy;
Hand;
Humans;
Joints;
Knee Joint;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Shoulder Joint;
Shoulder*;
Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular*;
Tendons
- From:Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
2007;10(1):140-145
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a benign proliferative lesion, involving synovial tissue in joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae. Pigmented villonodular synovitis is a rare and usually monoarticular condition and primarily affects the knee joint and hand. Polyarticular PVNS appears in less than 1% of all case and its occurrence in the shoulder is rare (<2%). We present a 64-year-old male who had pigmented villonodular synovitis of both shoulder joints, which was treated by arthroscopic total synovectomy.
