Synovial hemangioma of the knee joint in a 3-year-old girl

J Pediatr Orthop B. 2010 Nov;19(6):515-20. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e32833c31ad.

Abstract

Synovial hemangioma has been reported to be relatively rare, and usually occurs in childhood and adolescence. However, there are a few reports of the disease in infants. In this report, we diagnosed synovial hemangioma in a 3-year-old girl who had swelling and pain in her left knee. Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging revealed abnormal intensity in an intra-articular lesion. We performed arthroscopy, and arrived at a final diagnosis based on a scopic biopsy. Synovial hemangioma should be considered as a possible diagnosis in infants with swelling and pain in the knee.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arthralgia / diagnosis
  • Arthralgia / etiology
  • Arthroscopy / methods
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gadolinium
  • Hemangioma / diagnosis*
  • Hemangioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Knee Joint / pathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
  • Rare Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Synovial Membrane / pathology*

Substances

  • Gadolinium