1/3. Fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of synovial chondromatosis of the tibiofibular joint.We report a case of synovial chondromatosis of the tibiofibular joint in a 25-year-old woman that was diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration (FNA). The patient presented with pain in the left knee and a mass in the popliteal fossa. Synovial chondromatosis usually presents with joint symptoms and is often associated with intra-articular loose bodies, whereas presentation as a soft tissue mass is unusual and may raise the clinical suspicion of malignant neoplasm. The diagnosis is commonly confirmed by histopathologic examination of biopsy or excision of the specimen. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of synovial chondromatosis of a large joint successfully diagnosed by FNA. Two cases of synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint have been reported in which the diagnosis was suspected on the basis of FNA. In both these cases, the final diagnosis was established by histopathology of the excised specimens.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = chondromatosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint.We report two cases of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) synovial chondromatosis, one of which was in the early stage and treated arthroscopically. The second was more advanced and recurred after removal of the free bodies, and so required condylectomy and synovectomy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.625keywords = chondromatosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. Synovial chondromatosis in the temporomandibular joint complicated by displacement and calcification of the articular disk: report of two cases.Two cases of synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are presented, including correlation of CT and MR imaging characteristics with surgical and pathologic findings. The usefulness of CT and MR imaging in the diagnosis of TMJ disorders is discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.625keywords = chondromatosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |