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Pigmented villonodular synovitis. A literature review and unusual case report
Stephanie M Sanders1, Vincent J Mandracchia, Debra A Kimball
1Department of Surgery, Broadlawns Medical Center, 1801 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA 50314, USA.
Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
|December 11, 2002
Abstract:
The literature contains various nomenclature and classifications regarding the pigmented villonodular pathology that have proven to be quite confusing. This article clarifies this and emphasizes the fact that there is a spectrum of inflammatory pathologies that may affect synovial tissue. The primary focus of this article is pigmented villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) which refers to joint pathology.