Open AccessA Rare Case of Monophasic Synovial Sarcoma of Thoracic Vertebra
Author(s) -
Sajib,
Tahmina Saleem,
Ali Nadhim,
Shuvendu Sen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
case reports in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1687-9627
pISSN - 1687-9635
DOI - 10.1155/2018/2313927
Subject(s) - medicine , synovial sarcoma , malignancy , vertebra , presentation (obstetrics) , sarcoma , chemotherapy , immunohistochemistry , pathology , radiology , surgery
Synovial sarcoma of spine is an extremely rare malignancy with poor prognosis. It is often metastatic at the time of presentation. Its relative rarity and histological resemblance to other tumors make it diagnostically challenging, requiring the need of immunohistochemistry and cytogenetics for definite diagnosis. Surgery is the mainstay of therapy with adjunct chemotherapy, although survival rates are very low.