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Primary pericardial synovial sarcoma: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
AlRajhi Nasser,
Husain Siraj,
Coupland Robert,
McNamee Ciaran,
Jha Naresh
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-9098(199903)70:3<194::aid-jso10>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - medicine , synovial sarcoma , pericardium , sarcoma , chemotherapy , surgery , radiation therapy , pathology
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‐year‐old man. Molecular analysis for t(X;18) SYT‐SSX gene fusion was positive. Radiation treatment was given postoperatively to the entire heart with a boost to the area where the margins were positive. J. Surg. Oncol. 1999;70:194–198. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.