Magnetic resonance appearance of intra-articular synovial sarcoma: case reports and review of the literature

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2008 Jul-Aug;32(4):640-4. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31814cf96a.

Abstract

Intra-articular synovial sarcoma is extremely rare. The authors report the magnetic resonance appearance of 2 cases of intra-articular synovial sarcoma and review the current medical literature on this subject. Intra-articular synovial sarcoma must be considered in the differential diagnosis of a heterogeneously enhancing multiloculated intra-articular mass, especially in the knee joint, that does not have the typical radiological features of either synovial osteochondromatosis, pigmented villonodular synovitis, or synovial hemangiomas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Arthralgia / etiology
  • Biopsy / methods
  • Child
  • Contrast Media / administration & dosage
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods
  • Joint Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Joints / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Rare Diseases
  • Sarcoma, Synovial / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Contrast Media