Arthroscopic Treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Shoulder: A Case Report

Lee,  Seoung Joon; Yoo,  Jae Chul; Lim,  Kyung Sub

doi:2007.10.1.140

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Case Report

Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society 2007;10(1):140-145.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5397/CiSE.2007.10.1.140 Published online June 30, 2007.

Arthroscopic Treatment of Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Shoulder: A Case Report

Seoung Joon Lee, Jae Chul Yoo, Kyung Sub Lim

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. coolshoulder@hotmail.com
²Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Konkuk University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

견관절 색소 융모 결절성 활막염의 관절경적 치료 - 증례 보고 -

이승준·유재철*·임경섭

건국대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실 성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울 병원 정형외과학교실

Abstract

Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a benign proliferative lesion, involving synovial tissue in joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae. Pigmented villonodular synovitis is a rare and usually monoarticular condition and primarily affects the knee joint and hand. Polyarticular PVNS appears in less than 1% of all case and its occurrence in the shoulder is rare (<2%). We present a 64-year-old male who had pigmented villonodular synovitis of both shoulder joints, which was treated by arthroscopic total synovectomy.

Key Words: Pigmented villonodular synovitis; Shoulder; Arthroscopy