Open AccessLung Synovialosarcoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
M. Juaherao,
L. Abidine. Boutakioute,
Ouali Idrissi M,
Cherif Idrissi El Ganouni N
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
scholars journal of medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-9507
pISSN - 2347-6559
DOI - 10.36347/sjmcr.2021.v09i11.004
Subject(s) - lung , medicine , pathology , chromosomal translocation , immunohistochemistry , soft tissue , radiology , biology , biochemistry , gene
Synovialosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor, accounting for 10% of soft tissue sarcomas. It usually develops in the limbs and its pulmonary location is exceptional. We report a clinical case of synovialosarcoma of the lung in a 65-year-old man discovered at a localized stage. This extremely rare tumor has a particular immunohistochemical phenotype, which greatly contributes to the diagnosis. The cytogenetic study confirms the diagnosis by showing the presence of the specific translocation t (X; 18), which characterizes the synovialosarcoma whatever its anatomical location. Through this observation, we insist on the radiology-clinical, therapeutic and prognostic characteristics of this rare tumor often unrecognized by clinicians.