Tumour-like lesions of the infrapatellar fat pad

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010 Oct;18(10):1391-4. doi: 10.1007/s00167-009-1034-3. Epub 2010 Jan 29.

Abstract

Three different tumour-like lesions within the infrapatellar fat pad, an osteochondroma, a localised pigmented villonodular synovitis and a synovial cyst are reported. The osteochondroma and the pigmented villonodular synovitis were treated by marginal excision, and the synovial cyst was resected using arthroscopy.

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / pathology*
  • Adipose Tissue / surgery
  • Adult
  • Arthroscopy / methods
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Ganglion Cysts / diagnosis
  • Ganglion Cysts / pathology*
  • Ganglion Cysts / surgery
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Knee Joint / pathology
  • Knee Joint / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Orthopedic Procedures / methods
  • Osteochondroma / diagnosis
  • Osteochondroma / pathology*
  • Osteochondroma / surgery
  • Patella / pathology*
  • Patella / surgery
  • Sampling Studies
  • Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / diagnosis
  • Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / pathology*
  • Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / surgery