Extended Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Hand

We present the case of a 36-year-old woman with pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) of the right hand. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that the lesion had spread over an unusually wide area. Despite this, after one single operation, there has been no relapse after 5 years, with both...

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Main Authors: Carlos Irisarri, Javier Yañez Calvo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-11-01
Series:Revista Iberoamericana de Cirugía de la Mano
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1608646
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description We present the case of a 36-year-old woman with pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) of the right hand. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that the lesion had spread over an unusually wide area. Despite this, after one single operation, there has been no relapse after 5 years, with both the functional and cosmetic results remaining satisfactory.
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spelling doaj.art-7e52d699352a43a0af1dff4677e3f97b2022-12-22T03:04:16ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Revista Iberoamericana de Cirugía de la Mano1698-83961698-840X2017-11-01450212512910.1055/s-0037-1608646Extended Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the HandCarlos Irisarri0Javier Yañez Calvo1Consultant in Hand Surgery, Hospital Vithas Nuestra Señora de Fátima, Vigo, SpainComplejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, SpainWe present the case of a 36-year-old woman with pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) of the right hand. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that the lesion had spread over an unusually wide area. Despite this, after one single operation, there has been no relapse after 5 years, with both the functional and cosmetic results remaining satisfactory.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1608646pigmented villonodular synovitishand
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title Extended Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Hand
title_full Extended Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Hand
title_fullStr Extended Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Hand
title_full_unstemmed Extended Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Hand
title_short Extended Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Hand
title_sort extended pigmented villonodular synovitis of the hand
topic pigmented villonodular synovitis
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