Abstract
Traumatic and inflammatory joint alterations suspicious of synovial tumor form an extensive and inhomogeneous group. Located either intra-articularly or around the joint within bursae, these disorders are challenging to diagnose on clinical examination and often require further imaging. Acute or chronic synovial disease in a patient with a history of previous injury may be related to hemarthrosis, bursitis, fibrin clot formation, or ganglion cyst around the joint. Inflammatory background is related to different forms of arthritides, crystal deposition diseases affecting joints, and rheumatic complications of infectious diseases. This chapter aims to comment on the most common findings and differential diagnosis of traumatic and inflammatory lesions mimicking synovial tumors.
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Posadzy, M., Vanhoenacker, F. (2023). Mimics of Synovial Tumors Due to Trauma and Inflammation. 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_420
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