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Synovial hemangioma of the knee joint with cystic invasion of the femur: a case report and review of the literature

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Synovial hemangioma is a rare benign intra-articular tumor. It may be a cause of pain and recurrent joint swelling in children and young adults. This report presents a 29-year-old patient with a synovial hemangioma in the left knee joint. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed the typical features of a soft tissue hemangioma and revealed a cystic invasion of the medial femur. The tumor was locally excised and a partial synovectomy was performed. The lesion of the femur was filled with autologous bone from the iliac crest. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a synovial hemangioma. In a review of the recent literature we report the common features of a synovial hemangioma, with emphasis on its diagnosis and therapy.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ludwigs-Maximilians-University Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany

    Boris Michael Holzapfel, Ulrich Geitner, Volkmar Jansson & Hans Roland Dürr

  2. Institute of Pathology, Ludwigs-Maximilians-University Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany

    Joachim Diebold

  3. Institute of Radiology, Ludwigs-Maximilians-University Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany

    Christian Glaser

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Holzapfel, B.M., Geitner, U., Diebold, J. et al. Synovial hemangioma of the knee joint with cystic invasion of the femur: a case report and review of the literature. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 129, 143–148 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-008-0690-y

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