The Foot
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 42-43, March 2010

Synovial hemangioma of the ankle

  • S. Oumakhir

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohammed V, Hay Riad, Rabat, Morocco
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +212 61309627; fax: +212 37716537.
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  • M. Ghfir

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohammed V, Hay Riad, Rabat, Morocco
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  • A. El Ktaibi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathological anatomy, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohammed V, Hay Riad, Rabat, Morocco
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  • A. Albouzidi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathological anatomy, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohammed V, Hay Riad, Rabat, Morocco
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  • O. Sedrati

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Military Hospital of Instruction Mohammed V, Hay Riad, Rabat, Morocco

Received 23 September 2009; accepted 10 December 2009.

Abstract 

Synovial hemangioma is a rare benign vascular tumor that arises from any synovium-lined surface. The most typical form is the intra articular type in which the tumor forms a mass lined by synovial membrane. We report a case of a juxta articular synovial hemangioma of the ankle.

Keywords: Hemangioma, Synovial hemangioma, Ankle

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PII: S0958-2592(09)00113-8

doi:10.1016/j.foot.2009.12.003

The Foot
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 42-43, March 2010

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