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Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the hip presenting as a retroperitoneal mass

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We present an unusual case of diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) of the hip presenting as a large retroperitoneal mass in an asymptomatic 39-year-old man. Initial imaging characteristics and findings on core needle biopsy suggested soft tissue sarcoma. However, incisional biopsy showed findings of PVNS. The patient underwent radical synovectomy and total joint replacement, with no change in the large retroperitoneal component after 15 months of follow-up.

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  1. Center for Diagnostic Imaging, 148 Second Street South, Waite Park, MN 56387, USA, , , , , , US

    K. M. Kallas

  2. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, USA, , , , , , US

    Luke Vaughan

  3. Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, California, USA, , , , , , US

    Parviz Haghighi

  4. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA, , , , , , US

    Donald Resnick

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Received: 15 June 2000 Revision requested: 8 September 2000 Revision received: 14 March 2001 Accepted: 15 March 2001

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Kallas, K., Vaughan, L., Haghighi, P. et al. Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the hip presenting as a retroperitoneal mass. Skeletal Radiol 30, 469–474 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560100373

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