Synovial sarcoma: CT imaging of a rare primary malignant tumour of the thorax

Polverosi, Roberta; Muzzio, Pier Carlo; Panunzio, Annalori; Pasquotti, Giulio; Schiavon, Marco; Rea, Federico

doi:10.1007/s11547-011-0692-7

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“…It is often difficult to determine the exact site of the primary tumor in terms of whether it is pleural or parenchymal, and therefore, it is often referred to as PPSS. PPSS usually affects people in the 4th or 5th decade of life 1 , 4 , 5 with a reported age ranged between 9 and 77 years [5] . The literature either describes no specific sex predilection 2 , 5 , 6 or a slight male predominance 1 , 3 , 7 .…”

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Primary pleuropulmonary synovial sarcoma mimicking a carcinoid tumor: Case report and literature review

Al-Ani

Naqvi

2016

Radiology Case Reports

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Primary pleuropulmonary synovial sarcoma is a rare malignancy. Commonly described radiologic features in the literature include pleural disease and/or effusion, lack of calcification and high uptake on positron emission tomography computerised tomography. A 68-year-old woman presented with a 3-month history of cough. Imaging studies showed a right upper lobe mass with internal foci of calcification, endobronchial extension, and low fluorodeoxyglucose avidity on positron emission tomography computerised tomography, leading to an initial diagnosis of carcinoid tumor. However, histologic specimens suggested an unexpected diagnosis of aggressive synovial sarcoma, and the case was referred to the sarcoma MDT. Metastatic synovial sarcoma was ruled out, and radical surgical excision of the lesion was performed. This article highlights the multiple atypical features of primary pleuropulmonary synovial sarcoma as seen in this case and reviews imaging findings described in the literature. Radiologists should be aware of this unusual yet aggressive type of sarcoma.

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Primary pleuropulmonary synovial sarcoma mimicking a carcinoid tumor: Case report and literature review

Al-Ani

Naqvi

2016

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“…Recent studies have indicated that PET is useful in the follow-up of synovial sarcoma 1,23. PET/CT has also been used as a diagnostic tool for synovial sarcoma, as well as lymphoma 20,28,29. Charest et al .…”

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“…The local recurrence rate of synovial sarcoma is 8–60%. Tumours usually recur within 2 years of the initial therapy 20. The diagnostic workup for recurrence or metastasis of synovial sarcoma involves conventional imaging, including computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 21.…”

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“…During the past decade, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT has become an adjunct tool to conventional imaging in the staging and follow-up of sarcoma 22. A few reports have described the use of PET/CT for synovial sarcoma1,20,23, and no report has presented the PET/CT features of laryngeal synovial sarcoma.…”

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Poor outcome of comprehensive therapy in a case of laryngeal synovial sarcoma

Bao¹,

Wang²,

Zhou³

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Radiology and Oncology

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BackgroundSynovial sarcoma is common in the extremities. Our search revealed only 17 cases of synovial sarcoma of the larynx in the English-language literature.Case reportWe report an additional case of a 37-year-old man with primary laryngeal synovial sarcoma who underwent positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) following the treatment. Although the patient received comprehensive therapy including surgery, radiotherapy, repeated chemotherapies, and targeted therapies, he had an unfavourable outcome and died of distant metastases.ConclusionsIn synovial sarcoma of the larynx, PET/CT can detect recurrence and metastasis. PET/CT can also predict the treatment effect in patients with synovial sarcoma.

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“…Polverosi et al 5 have recently reported three cases with pulmonary synovial sarcoma presenting with big masses with inhomogeneous density in lungs, pleural effusion and absence of significant mediastinal lymph node enlargement. Primary synovial sarcoma of thorax is a rare tumor and can originate from lung parenchyma, pleura, mediastinum or chest wall.…”

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confidence: 99%