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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013586
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013586
Preferred Name

Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular

Definitions
Diffuse outgrowth arising from the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVIAL BURSA; or TENDON sheath around the joint cavity, with extension to surrounding soft tissue. It is characterized by pigmented HEMOSIDERIN-containing MACROPHAGES; FOAM CELLS; and multinucleated GIANT CELLS. It usually occurs in the hands and feet, and around large joints, such as in the ankle and knee joints.
Synonyms
Synovitides, Pigmented Villonodular
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis
Villonodular Synovitides, Pigmented
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitides
Diffuse Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor
Villonodular Synovitis, Pigmented
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