Extra-articular synovial chondromatosis of the ankle: Unusual case with radiologic-pathologic correlation

Sachin Dheer; Paul E Sullivan; Faith Schick; Homyar Karanjia; Nicholas Taweel; John Abraham; Wei Jiang

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2020.01.031

Extra-articular synovial chondromatosis of the ankle: Unusual case with radiologic-pathologic correlation

Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Feb 21;15(5):445-449. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.01.031. eCollection 2020 May.

Authors

Sachin Dheer¹, Paul E Sullivan², Faith Schick², Homyar Karanjia³, Nicholas Taweel², John Abraham⁴, Wei Jiang⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Jefferson Health, 111 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA.
² Rothman Institute, Department of Podiatry, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Rothman Institute, Director, Department of Podiatry, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
⁴ Rothman Institute, Department of Orthopaedics, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
⁵ Department of Pathology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Abstract

Extra-articular synovial chondromatosis is a rare entity in the foot and ankle. We present a case of a 49-year-old female who presented for evaluation of a palpable concern following trauma; which was found to represent synovial chondromatosis. This case demonstrates the multimodality imaging findings, including ultrasound and MRI, with histopathologic correlation.

Keywords: Ankle; Extra-articular; MRI; Pathology; Synovial chondromatosis; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Case Reports