Chapter 13 - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)»Inflammatory polyarthropathies (M05-M14)»Villonodular synovitis (pigmented) (M12.2)
M12.2
Villonodular synovitis (pigmented)
Sub-codes (10)
- M12.20 Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), unspecified site
- M12.21 Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), shoulder
- M12.22 Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), elbow
- M12.23 Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), wrist
- M12.24 Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), hand
- M12.25 Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), hip
- M12.26 Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), knee
- M12.27 Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), ankle and foot
- M12.28 Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), other specified site
- M12.29 Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), multiple sites
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular8 drugs (3 approved, 5 experimental)
Diffuse outgrowth arising from the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVIAL BURSA; or TENDON sheath around the joint cavity, with extension to surrounding soft tissue. It is characterized by pigmented HEMOSIDERIN-containing MACROPHAGES; FOAM CELLS; and multinucleated GIANT CELLS. It usually occurs in the hands and feet, and around large joints, such as in the ankle and knee joints.