Combined type of nodular and diffuse forms of pigmented villonodular synovitis in a single knee joint of a child

Dong Hwan Kim; Jung Ho Noh

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6557

Combined type of nodular and diffuse forms of pigmented villonodular synovitis in a single knee joint of a child

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Nov 6;10(11):e6557. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6557. eCollection 2022 Nov.

Authors

Dong Hwan Kim¹, Jung Ho Noh²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kangwon National University Hospital Chuncheon-si South Korea.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Kangwon National University School of Medicine Chuncheon-si South Korea.

Abstract

There are two types of pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS), nodular and diffuse. Two types generally do not coexist, and only one type usually occurs. This report presents a rare case of 12-year-old boy with combined type of PVNS in the knee joint who was treated arthroscopically.

Keywords: child; combined; knee; pigmented villonodular synovitis.

Publication types

Case Reports