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Primary synovial chondromatosis--a case report. 1996

Z Patvegar, and P Muley, and S Deshpande

Department of Pathology, D. Y. Patil Medical College, Kolhapur.

Synovial chondromatosis are rare tumours encountered in hip, knee and shoulder joints. Synovial chondromatosis at metatarso-phalangeal joints are still rarer. Herein is reported a case of primary synovial chondromatosis of metatarsophalangeal joint in 54-year-old male. A brief review of previous published articles has been dealt herewith.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007592	Joint Diseases	Diseases involving the JOINTS.	Arthropathies,Arthropathy,Joint Disease
D008297	Male		Males
D008682	Metatarsal Bones	The five long bones of the METATARSUS, articulating with the TARSAL BONES proximally and the PHALANGES OF TOES distally.	Metatarsals,Bone, Metatarsal,Bones, Metatarsal,Metatarsal,Metatarsal Bone
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015838	Chondromatosis, Synovial	Rare, benign, chronic, progressive metaplasia in which cartilage is formed in the synovial membranes of joints, tendon sheaths, or bursae. Some of the metaplastic foci can become detached producing loose bodies. When the loose bodies undergo secondary calcification, the condition is called synovial osteochondromatosis.	Henderson-Jones Syndrome,Osteochondromatosis, Synovial,Reichel's Syndrome,Synovial Chondromatosis,Synovial Chondrometaplasia,Synovial Osteochondromatosis,Chondromatoses, Synovial,Chondrometaplasia, Synovial,Chondrometaplasias, Synovial,Henderson Jones Syndrome,Osteochondromatoses, Synovial,Reichel Syndrome,Reichels Syndrome,Syndrome, Henderson-Jones,Syndrome, Reichel's,Synovial Chondromatoses,Synovial Chondrometaplasias,Synovial Osteochondromatoses