What does PVNS stand for?

Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis

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DIAGNOSIS Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) of the elbow DISCUSSION Pigmented villonodular synovitis is an uncommon disease that affects primarily tendon sheaths and less commonly joints and bursae.

Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the elbow

A very peculiar and unusual condition, pigmented villonodular synovitis, is a benign tumor that can result in inflammation of a single joint.

I Have A Swollen Joint... What Kind of Arthritis Do I Have?

Abstract: This report describes a 9-year-old girl with pigmented villonodular synovitis of the right knee.

Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee in a 9-year-old child

According to the article by Church et al, which of the following statements regarding pigmented villonodular synovitis is false?

CME test

Magnetic resonance imaging of the right knee showed low-signal-intensity lesions compatible with pigmented villonodular synovitis.

Crystal Deposition Disease of the Knee Joint

4) Although synovial osteochondromatosis and pigmented villonodular synovitis are arthropathies associated with low-signal structures around joints, tendons, and bursa, these 2 entities more commonly occur as monoarticular processes and are more often seen in larger joints, such as the knee or hip.

Radiological case of the month: Robert D. Wissman, MD

A Histopathologic and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Analysis of 2 Cases With Review of the Literature In 1941, Jaffe et al[1] characterized a variety of fibrohistiocytic tumors that occurred within the large joints and termed them pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS).

Malignant Giant Cell Tumor of Synovium (Malignant Pigmented ...

Soft tissue masses in which MRI is strongly diagnostic include fatty tumors, nerve sheath tumors, hemangiomas, pigmented villonodular synovitis, and hematomas.

MR imaging of upper extremity sarcomas