PVNS is an abbreviation of 'pigmented villonodular synovitis'.

 

Pigmented villonodular synovitis

This is an uncommon condition where the synovial lining of the knee heaps up in proliferative folds containing haemosiderin pigment and inflammatory cells.

Synonyms: 
Pigmented villonodular synovitis
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Dr Sheila Strover (Editor)
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