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. 1975 Mar-Apr;18(2):107-10.
doi: 10.1002/art.1780180202.

Metastatic adenocarcinoma of synovium presenting as an acute arthritis. Diagnosis by closed synovial biopsy

D L Goldenberg, W Kelley, R B Gibbons

Metastatic adenocarcinoma of synovium presenting as an acute arthritis. Diagnosis by closed synovial biopsy

D L Goldenberg et al. Arthritis Rheum. 1975 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

An acute arthritis may accompany the onset of cancer. A case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the synovium presenting as an acute arthritis is described. The diagnostic importance of a careful synovial fluid analysis and the use of closed synovial biopsy are emphasized.

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