synovial haemangioma of the knee-diagnosis by usg, doppler and mri

Synovial haemangioma is a rare intra-articular benign tumour that is difficult to diagnose because of its non-specific symptoms. It commonly arises from knee joint. Around 200 cases reported so for world wide. Patients are generally children or young adults with a nontraumatic recurrent swollen painful knee. Diagnosis can be made by USG, Doppler study and MRI, if synovial haemangioma is included and kept in mind in differential diagnosis for intra articular swelling especially in the knee joint.