Synovial Sarcoma

Uncommon Hand Tumours

“…16,20 The usual presentation is a painless slow growing mass, but occasionally as in Case 1, there is relatively rapid growth over a short period of time and with pain. Case 2 had a few years history of suspected foreign body granuloma and raised the possibility of metaplastic transformation of the tumour.…”

“…Radical surgery including amputation was advocated. 16 Adjuvant chemotherapy is not useful. More recently, with improvement of radiotherapy techniques, there have been reports of disease control and reduction of local recurrence with adjuvant radiotherapy, thus enabling limb sparing surgery to be carried out.…”