"Chondromatosis, Synovial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Rare, benign, chronic, progressive metaplasia in which cartilage is formed in the synovial membranes of joints, tendon sheaths, or bursae. Some of the metaplastic foci can become detached producing loose bodies. When the loose bodies undergo secondary calcification, the condition is called synovial osteochondromatosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D015838
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.550.287
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| Concept/Terms |
Chondromatosis, Synovial- Chondromatosis, Synovial
- Synovial Chondrometaplasia
- Chondrometaplasia, Synovial
- Chondrometaplasias, Synovial
- Synovial Chondrometaplasias
- Reichel's Syndrome
- Reichel Syndrome
- Reichels Syndrome
- Syndrome, Reichel's
- Synovial Chondromatosis
- Chondromatoses, Synovial
- Synovial Chondromatoses
- Henderson-Jones Syndrome
- Henderson Jones Syndrome
- Syndrome, Henderson-Jones
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chondromatosis, Synovial" by people in Profiles.
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Benign synovial disorders. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2008 May; 16(5):268-75.
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[Synovial chondromatosis and chondrosarcoma. A study of the relationship between these two diseases]. Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot. 1996; 82(3):216-24.