Intra-Articular Tumors
The intra-articular space is a relatively rare site of occurrence of neoplastic diseases. The 2 distinct groups of clinicopathologic entities that exhibit an almost exclusive tropism for the joints are represented by synovial chondromatosis and tenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCT). Synovial chondromatosis is a locally aggressive chondrogenic neoplasm that very rarely can show malignant behavior. TGCT occur in 2 main variants, the localized variant and the more locally aggressive diffuse type. Malignant TCGT is exceedingly rare and is characterized by significant rates of both local recurrence and metastatic spread.
Source: Surgical Pathology Clinics - Category: Pathology Authors: Marta Sbaraglia, Marco Gambarotti, Gianluca Businello, Alberto Righi, Matteo Fassan, Angelo P. Dei Tos Source Type: research
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