PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Wonuk Lee
AU  - Michael R Terk
AU  - Bing Hu
AU  - Elayne K Garber
AU  - Michael H Weisman
TI  - Geode of the femur: an uncommon manifestation potentially reflecting the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
DP  - 2006 Dec 01
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - 2541--2544
VI  - 33
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/33/12/2541.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/33/12/2541.full
SO  - J Rheumatol2006 Dec 01; 33
AB  - Geodes are noted frequently in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but large geodes of the femur are uncommon. We describe a patient with RA and a large geode in his femur; histological findings were consistent with a rheumatoid nodule and chronically inflamed synovium. We review the literature of large femoral geodes and what this particular manifestation may reflect about the pathogenesis of RA.