Primary synovial sarcoma of the heart is a rare tumor, with only six previous cases having been reported in the literature. Treatment has included surgery with or without chemotherapy. We present the first case of a documented synovial sarcoma arising from the pericardium in a 19-yearold man. Molecu
Endolaryngeal synovial sarcoma: Case report with immunohistochemical studies
β Scribed by Maciej Pruszczynski; Dr. Johannes J. Manni; Frank Smedts
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 480 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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β¦ Synopsis
Endolaryngeal synovial sarcoma has only been reported in the literature three times. We add to this a fourth report of a 28year-old woman. This case distinguishes itself by being a monophasic variant and by being the first to be substantiated with extensive immunohistochemical analysis. Treatment consisted of shelling-out followed by radiotherapy, which is a variant from standard therapy. The patient is tumor-free 3 years after therapy. HEAD 81 NECK 115'6-80, 1989
O v e r 80% of synovial sarcomas are located in the extremities of young adults.',' Since the first description by J e r n ~t r o m , ~ about 85 patients have been reported with head and neck locali z a t i o n ~. ~-~~ Strictly endolaryngeal localizations of these sarcomas are extremely rare and, to our knowledge, only three cases have been described previously,6-8 one of which was reported t ~i c e . ~J ~ Endolaryngeal synovial sarcoma has no char-Acknowledgments We thank Prof F M Enzinger of the Armed Forces
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