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Synovitis is the medical term for inflammation of a synovial membrane, which line those joints which possess cavities, namely synovial joints. The condition is usually painful, particularly when the joint is moved. The joint usually swells due to fluid collection. more...

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Synovitis is a risk in several forms of as well as lupus, gout, and other conditions. Synovitis is one part of distinguishing rheumatoid arthritis from other forms of arthritis, although it can be found mildly in Osteoarthritis. Long term occurrence of synovitis can result in degeneration of the joint.

Symptoms of synovitis can be treated by a doctor with anti-inflammatory drugs including such as NSAIDs. Specific treatment depends on determining the cause of the synovitis.

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PSEUDOMALIGNANT VILLONODULAR SYNOVITIS: TEN CASES
From Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1/1/04 by Delepine, F

Purpose: Villonodular synovitis is a highly proteiform disease. The classical localisation is in the hand joints, but we focused on pseudomalignant forms which must he recognised to avoid unnecessarily aggressive treatment.

Material and methods: This series included ten nies of patients seen for soft tissue tumour of the knee (n=6) or the hip (n=4). Time from Rrst clinical sign to first consultation was two years on the average. The clinical presentation was dominated by major tumefaction of the soft tissues in all patients. There were no signs of joint disease in about half the patients. Radiological signs were noted in six patients. When obtained. MRI demonstrated, in all cases, a tumour formation with ferric deposits and thus contributed considerably to diagnosis.

Results: All patients underwent surgery. Five developed recurrence, as many as four times. One of these recurrent episodes was nutcd 17 years after the initial intervention that was considered satisfactory (wide monohloc resection). Joint involvement was minimal in these patients with a strong discordance between the minimally troublesome clinical presentation and the major anatomic modifications revealed radiographically.

Discussion. The risk of misdiagnosis is illustrated in our series which included two patients proposed tor amputation with one which was actually performed due to a doubtful diagnosis of synovialosarcoma. This observation points out the review of the Swedish registry of synovialosarcomas: of the 81 files enrolled in the registry, 12 were found to be an aggressive form of villonodular synovitis.

Conclusion: The diagnosis of synovialosarcome. considered in patients who present with major tumefaction of soft tissues, signs of joint involvement, or ferric deposits identified on the MRl. should he evaluated with excessive care to rule out possible villonodular synovitis which responds to minimally aggressive treatment to he adapted to each individual case.

F. Delepine, G. Delepine, F.H. Dujardin

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