Ultrastructure of synovial chondromatosis
Allred, C.D.; Gondos, B.
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 106(13): 688-690
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9985 PMID: 6897184 Document Number: 188789
Electron microscopic examination in a case of synovial chondromatosis associated with moderate cytological atypia showed chondrocytes with abundant rough endoplasmic reticulum, prominent Golgi complexes, and peripheral aggregates of glycogen. These findings emphasize the similarity in ultrastructural appearance of chondromatosis, mature hyaline cartilage, and benign cartilaginous tumors and thus support the generally benign nature of synovial chondromatosis.