• However, online communities for synovial chondromatosis patients have yielded a stark contrast, with equal representation from both genders and members diagnosed as young as late teenage/early 20s. (wikipedia.org)
  • Free bodies and synovium isolated from synovial chondromatosis patients expressed high levels of BMP-2 and BMP-4 mRNAs. (shengsci.com)
  • Synovial chondromatosis is considered a benign process associated with an extremely low risk of malignancy. (medscape.com)
  • Primary synovial chondromatosis is a rare benign disease that occurs in the joint mucosa. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Synovial chondromatosis is a benign tumor-like lesion of soft tissue cartilage such as joint synovium, which can lead to the formation of multiple cartilage nodules or loose bodies [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Synovial Chondromatosis are benign tumors that, if left unchecked, will grow and destroy your normal bone. (orthopediconcologist.com)
  • ABSTRACT: Synovial chondromatosis (CS) is a benign lesion that is rare and clinically quite nonspecific. (bvsalud.org)
  • The important differential diagnoses that need to be excluded in patients with rice bodies are synovial chondromatosis and pigmented villonodular synovitis. (scielo.org.za)
  • Synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint: Clinical, diagnostic, and histomorphologic findings. (ijcmph.com)
  • Temporomandibular joint synovial chondromatosis: An analysis of 7 cases and literature review. (ijcmph.com)
  • Lee LM, Zhu YM, Zhang DD, Deng YQ, Gu Y. Synovial Chondromatosis of the Temporomandibular Joint: A clinical and arthroscopic study of 16 cases. (ijcmph.com)
  • González-Pérez LM, Congregado-Córdoba J, Salinas-Martín MV. Temporomandibular joint synovial chondromatosis with a traumatic etiology. (ijcmph.com)
  • Synovial chondromatosis of temporomandibular joint: journey through 25 decades and a case report. (ijcmph.com)
  • McCain JP, de la Rua H. Arthroscopic observation and treatment of synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint: Report of a case and review of the literature. (ijcmph.com)
  • Synovial chondromatosis in the inferior compartment of the temporomandibular joint: different stages with different treatments. (ijcmph.com)
  • Liu X, Huang Z, Zhu W, Liang P, Tao Q. Clinical and Imaging Findings of Temporomandibular Joint Synovial Chondromatosis: An Analysis of 10 Cases and Literature Review. (ijcmph.com)
  • Destruhaut F, Dubuc A, Bos A. Diagnosis of Synovial Chondromatosis of Temporomandibular Joint: Case Report and Literature Review. (ijcmph.com)
  • OBJECTIVES@#To evaluate the value of arthroscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of synovial chondromatosis of the temporomandibular joint (TMJSC). (bvsalud.org)
  • According to the literature, loose bodies in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) primarily prompt to synovial chondromatosis (SC). (bvsalud.org)
  • Kirchhoff C, Buhmann S, Braunstein V, Weiler V, Mutschler W, Biberthaler P. Synovial chondromatosis of the long biceps tendon sheath in a child: a case report and review of the literature. (medscape.com)
  • Synovial chondromatosis of the flexor hallucis longus tendon sheath. (bvsalud.org)
  • Examples include giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath and synovial chondromatosis. (kaiserpermanente.org)
  • Only a few case reports have documented malignant degeneration of synovial chondromatosis. (medscape.com)
  • Synovial chondromatosis is a rare condition in which foci of cartilage develop in the synovial membrane of joints, bursae, or tendon sheaths as a result of metaplasia of the subsynovial connective tissue. (medscape.com)
  • These results suggest that BMPs are involved in the pathobiology of cartilaginous and osteogenic metaplasia observed in synovial chondromatosis. (shengsci.com)
  • Articular Chondromatosis and Chrondroid Metaplasia in Transgenic TAg Mice. (jax.org)
  • La osteocondromatosis sinovial es una metaplasia benigna de la membrana sinovial que afecta a 1 de cada 100 000 personas, en su mayoría adultos, y es extremadamente infrecuente en edad pediátrica. (bvsalud.org)
  • The pain, swelling, and mechanical symptoms of synovial chondromatosis and its generation of loose bodies have historically been treated with surgery. (medscape.com)
  • Moreover, relative studies had reported that fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) or transforming growth factor beta 3 (TGF-β3) were responsible for the formation of cartilaginous loose bodies and involved in the pathogenesis of synovial chondromatosis [ 9 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Synovial chondromatosis is characterized by the formation of osteocartilaginous nodules (free bodies) under the surface of the synovial membrane in joints. (shengsci.com)
  • Plain radiographs of the affected joints may be normal for both rice bodies and early phases of synovial chondromatosis. (scielo.org.za)
  • Late phases of synovial chondromatosis will demonstrate calcified bodies within the joint space. (scielo.org.za)
  • If loose bodies are found, synovial chondromatosis must be the first suspicion. (bvsalud.org)
  • Extraarticular synovial chondromatosis: review of epidemiology, imaging studies, microscopy and pathogenesis, with a report of an additional case in a child. (umassmed.edu)
  • This case report discusses a rare case of secondary tenosynovial chondromatosis of the flexor hallucis longus (FHL). (bvsalud.org)
  • When it is extra-articular, it is considered tenosynovial chondromatosis . (bvsalud.org)
  • However, two conditions-synovial chondromatosis and tenosynovial giant cell tumors-occur in the lining (synovium) of joints. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Synovial chondromatosis can reportedly occur as either a primary or secondary form. (wikipedia.org)
  • Primary synovial chondromatosis, which is more rare, occurs spontaneously and does not appear to relate to any pre-existing conditions. (wikipedia.org)
  • A review of 155 cases of primary synovial chondromatosis by McCarthy et al identified only four cases of aggressive behavior and chondrosarcomalike histology (one in the elbow and three in the hip). (medscape.com)
  • The typical history of a patient with primary synovial chondromatosis of the knee is that of a middle-aged man with monoarticular pain, swelling, and stiffness with or without mechanical symptoms in the knee. (medscape.com)
  • Primary synovial chondromatosis: a reassessment of malignant potential in 155 cases. (medscape.com)
  • Herein is reported a case of primary synovial chondromatosis of metatarsophalangeal joint in 54yearold male. (aleijten.com)
  • Secondary synovial chondromatosis is the more common form and often occurs when there is pre-existent osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteonecrosis, osteochondritis dissecans, neuropathic osteoarthropathy (which often occurs in diabetic individuals), tuberculosis, or osteochondral fractures (torn cartilage covering the end of a bone in a joint) in the affected individual. (wikipedia.org)
  • Moreover, synovial chondromatosis can be found intra-articular as well as extra-articular (like the extensor digitorum longus tendon), which were still relatively rare in the literature [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although Henderson [ 6 ] reported the first elbow synovial chondromatosis in 1918, the etiology of synovial chondromatosis was currently uncertain. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Free chapter on ultrasound findings of synovial chondromatosis affecting the subacromial-subdeltoid bursa available at ShoulderUS.com Fuller E, Bharatha A, Yeung R, Kassel EE, Aviv RI, Howard P, Symons SP. (wikipedia.org)
  • Synovial chondromatosis of the TMJ: MR and CT findings. (ajnr.org)
  • However, a disturbance of hyaline cartilage in joints was observed similar to that found in synovial chondromatosis in humans. (jax.org)
  • When cartilage-like tissue is present in the synovial membrane of joints, it is known as synovial chondromatosis (SC). (ijcmph.com)
  • Synovial chondromatosis (previously called synovial osteochondromatosis) is a condition in which cells in the lining of the joint turn into cartilage-producing cells. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The initial diagnosis of bilateral elbow synovial chondromatosis was performed by physical examination and imaging report. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The report introduced a case about synovial chondromatosis in bilateral elbow found in a 14-year-old girl, which is rarely involved in bilateral elbow and rarely found in adolescents. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Nakanishi S, Sakamoto K, Yoshitake H, Kino K, Amagasa T, Yamaguchi A. Bone morphogenetic proteins are involved in the pathobiology of synovial chondromatosis. (medscape.com)
  • Bone morphogenetic proteins are involved in the pathobiology of synovial chondromatosis. (shengsci.com)
  • Controversies surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of synovial chondromatosis are few. (medscape.com)
  • Before operation and at follow-up, @*CONCLUSIONS@#Arthroscopy is essential in the diagnosis and treatment of TMJ synovial chondromatosis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Case of the month #166: synovial chondromatosis of the temporal mandibular joint. (wikipedia.org)
  • A pesar de ser considerada una lesión de tipo benigna, esta puede llegar a ser localmente agresiva, extendiéndose como en nuestro reporte hacia la fosa craneal media, adelgazando parte del hueso temporal. (bvsalud.org)
  • Synovial chondromatosis is an uncommon disorder characterized by cartilaginous proliferation within the synovial membrane of the articular joint. (koreamed.org)
  • Arthroscopic management of synovial chondromatosis of the knee. (medscape.com)
  • Synovial chondromatosis occurs twice as commonly in males as females and usually in their forties. (wikipedia.org)
  • Synovial chondromatosis is a locally aggressive bone tumor of the cartilaginous type. (wikipedia.org)
  • Synovial chondromatosis of the foot and ankle. (medscape.com)
  • Fukuhara et al identified elevated levels of chondrocalcin in the synovial fluid of patients with synovial chondromatosis. (medscape.com)