Mark D Murphey, Jorge A Vidal, Julie C Fanburg-Smith, Donald A Gajewski
Primary synovial chondromatosis represents an uncommon benign neoplastic process with hyaline cartilage nodules in the subsynovial tissue of a joint, tendon sheath, or bursa. The nodules may enlarge and detach from the synovium. The knee, followed by the hip, in male adults are the most commonly involved sites and patient population. The pathologic appearance may simulate chondrosarcoma because of significant histologic atypia, and radiologic correlation to localize the process as synovially based is vital for correct diagnosis...
2007: Radiographics: a Review Publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc