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Pigmented Villonodular Synovitts, Tenosynovitis, Bursitis

Synonyms: xanthoma, xanthogranuloma, benign synovialoma, giant cell tumor of the tendinous sheaths, fibrous histiocytoma of synovium

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Pigmented villonodular synovitis (tenosynovitis, bursitis)(1) is a hyperplastic production of synovial tissue of the joints, the tendinous sheaths, the mucous bursae, or the fibrous tissue adjacent to the tendons.

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Campanacci, M., Bertoni, F., Bacchini, P. (1990). Pigmented Villonodular Synovitts, Tenosynovitis, Bursitis. In: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-29279-2_102

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