Giant Extra-Capsular Synovial Chondroma of the knee joint: A Case Report

Roh, Yak Woo; Moon, Byung Ki; Oh, Jung Il; Lee, Kyung Chan; Jung, Woo Koo

doi:10.4055/jkoa.1981.16.1.178

J Korean Orthop Assoc. 1981 Mar;16(1):178-181. Korean.
Published online Apr 23, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1981.16.1.178

Case Report

Giant Extra-Capsular Synovial Chondroma of the knee joint: A Case Report

Yak Woo Roh, Byung Ki Moon, Jung Il Oh, Kyung Chan Lee and Woo Koo Jung

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Abstract

Extra-capsular synovial chondroma is a rare condition in which metaplastic cartilaginous mass is formed by the cartilage nodule within the synovial connective tissue break through the joint capsule and continue to proliferate. The authors have experienced a case of giant extracapsular synovial chondroma, affecting the knee joint of 54 years old woman. A case of giant extra-capsular synovial chondroma is reported with brief review of literature.

Keywords

Extra-capsular synovial chondroma