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Histological evaluation of historically insignificant orthopaedic specimens, such as tenosynovium from carpal tunnel syndrome\/trigger finger, is now seen as valuable in early diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis. Not infrequently, orthopaedic conditions like haemosiderotic synovitis, osteocartilaginous loose bodies or rheumatoid nodules, may histologically mimic bona fide neoplasms, notably diffuse tenosynovial giant cell tumour, synovial chondromatosis and epithelioid sarcoma, respectively. 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