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Neoplasms of the Joint

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Although some neoplasms originate in the joint, others penetrate or metastasize to it. Pigmented villonodular synovitis and synovial chondromatosis are the most common proliferative disorders arising from within the joint. Other primary lesions are rare and include lipoma arborescens, synovial hemangiomas, intracapsular chondromas, and synovial chondrosarcomas. Synovial sarcoma and giant cell tumors are neoplasms that tend to extend into the joint. The malignancies that metastasize to bone also may invade the articular space.

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  1. Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Andrew J. Cooper MD & James D. Reeves MD

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Sean P. Scully MD, PhD (Professor)

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  1. Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, GA, USA

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  2. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

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  3. Division of Rheumatology & Women’s Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

    Leslie J. Crofford MD (Gloria W. Singletary Professor of Internal Medicine, Chief) (Gloria W. Singletary Professor of Internal Medicine, Chief)

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Cooper, A.J., Reeves, J.D., Scully, S.P. (2008). Neoplasms of the Joint. In: Klippel, J.H., Stone, J.H., Crofford, L.J., White, P.H. (eds) Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68566-3_30

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