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Objective To probe the diagnostic value of MRI in synovial hemangioma of the knee.Methods Seven patients(2 male,5 female,age ranged from 8 to 58 years with mean age 25.1 years) selected from 2025 cases with MRI examination of knee,which were proved to be intra-articular hemangiomas histologically or clinically.All of the patients had plain film before MRI examination.MR findings of synovial hemangioma of knee were analysed ultrasound.Results Four hemangiomas occurred in infrapatellar bursa,others 3 cases in both infrapatellar and suprapatellar bursa were involved.MR signal intensity of hemangiomas appeared three types:(1)nodular hypointensity on both T_1WI and T_2WI in 2 cases;(2)iso-hypointensity on T_1WI and hyper-hypointensity on T_2WI in 2 cases;(3)hypointensity mixed with isontensity on T_1WI and nodular of linear mixedintensity on T_2WI in 3 cases.The difference of synovial hemangioma of knee in histologic elements,the MR findings were different.Conclusion MRI features of synovial hemangioma are correlated with pathology histologic elements.
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Objective To discuss the clinical and X-ray representations and to improve the knowledge of primary alveolar sarcoma of the bone . Methods The manifestaion of 4 patients with primary alveolar sarcoma of the bone comfirmed by operation and pathology were analyzed retrospectively and relevant literature were reviewed.Results The tumors often located in the long tubular bone and most of them were occurred at the lower limb, The main X-ray features were osteolytic and expansive bone destruction, periosteal reaction was usually absent but soft tissue mass commonly occurred. Pathological characteristics were of typical tumor cell of the aggregating to form solid hest-like or alveolar structure. Conclusion The tumors is rare, this neoplasm is lack of characteristic X-ray features and the finial diagnosis depends on pathology.