Abstract:A case report is presented of a 72-year-old woman with monophasic synovial sarcoma of the buttocks, diagnosed four years before. The tumor was treated with surgical removal followed by radiotherapy. The patient regularly underwent follow-up examinations and the last chest computed tomogram (CT) showed a left-sided pleural mass and ipsilateral effusion. The patient was admitted in hospital to obtain a specific histological diagnosis before treatment of chest pathology was initiated. An ultrasound (US)-guided fi… Show more
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