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Ultrasound of Synovial Tumors and Tumorlike Conditions

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Imaging of Synovial Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions

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Abstract

The synovial membrane is prone to metaplasia and proliferation that is often benign, with extremely rare malignancy.

Clinical presentation is nonspecific, and ultrasound, combined with radiography, is the first-line imaging technique. It detects synovial proliferation, effusion, and bone erosion with high sensitivity. It also guides biopsy, compensating for its low specificity.

We review the ultrasound features of the main synovial tumors and tumorlike conditions, with a focus on the unique findings that enable a confident diagnosis or a limited differential diagnosis, and the ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy technique.

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Abbreviations

LA:

Lipoma arborescens

PSC:

Primary synovial chondromatosis

TGCT:

Tenosynovial giant cell tumor

UGSB:

Ultrasound-guided synovial biopsy

US:

Ultrasound

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  1. Department of Radiology, MT Kassab Institute of Orthopaedics, Tunis, Tunisia

    Mohamed Chaabouni, Mohamed Fethi Ladeb & Mouna Chelli Bouaziz

  2. Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis-El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia

    Mohamed Chaabouni, Mohamed Fethi Ladeb & Mouna Chelli Bouaziz

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Chaabouni, M., Ladeb, M.F., Chelli Bouaziz, M. (2023). Ultrasound of Synovial Tumors and Tumorlike Conditions. In: Vanhoenacker, F.M., Ladeb, M.F. (eds) Imaging of Synovial Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2023_410

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