FA27.1

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Pigmented villonodular synovitis

Description

This condition is characterised by outgrowths of synovial membrane composed of villi and fibrous nodules and is histologically characterised by hemosiderin- and lipid-containing macrophages and multinucleated giant cells. It usually occurs in the knee and hip, and is often diagnosed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Index terms

  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis
  • PVNS - [pigmented villonodular synovitis]
  • chronic haemorrhagic villous synovitis
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  • villonodular synovitis
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, multiple sites
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, shoulder region
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, clavicle
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, acromioclavicular joint
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, glenohumeral joint
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, sternoclavicular joint
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, upper arm
  • Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), upper arm
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, elbow joint
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, forearm
  • Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), Forearm
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, wrist joint
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, hand
  • Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), hand
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, carpus
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, fingers
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, metacarpus
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, pelvic region or thigh
  • Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), pelvic region or thigh
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, buttock
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, hip joint
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, lower leg
  • Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), lower leg
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, knee joint
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, ankle or foot
  • Villonodular synovitis (pigmented), ankle or foot
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, metatarsus
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, tarsus
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, toes
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, ankle joint
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, other joints in foot
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, head
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, neck
  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis, vertebral column

Exclusions from above levels

  • CA0H.Y – cricoarytenoid arthropathy
  • FA38 – arthropathy NOS
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
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  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  • DA0E.8 – Temporomandibular joint disorders

Sibling codes

  • FA27.0 – Kashin-Beck disease
  • FA27.2 – Palindromic rheumatism
  • FA27.3 – Transient synovitis
  • FA27.4 – Intermittent hydrarthrosis
  • FA27.Y – Other specified inflammatory arthropathies

Foundation entity

Pigmented villonodular synovitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2016737687

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: FA27: Certain specified inflammatory arthropathies › 15: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system or connective tissue