Open AccessPrimary cutaneous synovial sarcoma: An extremely rare report of superficial synovial sarcoma
Author(s) -
Nastaran Namazi,
Morteza Ghassemipour,
Azadeh Rakhshan,
Ata Abbasi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.193715
Subject(s) - medicine , synovial sarcoma , soft tissue , malignancy , sarcoma , soft tissue sarcoma , pathology , knee joint , dermatology , surgery
Synovial sarcoma is a type of malignancy which usually occurs near the joints of the arm, neck, or leg. It is a sarcoma of soft tissue and accounts for 5-10% of all adult soft tissue sarcomas in the world. We present a case with primary superficial cutaneous synovial sarcoma without involvement of the underlying knee joint. It is a very rare condition, and to the best of our knowledge, it is the second report of this topic. Although it is rare among soft tissue tumors, the dermatologists should have precise attention to this skin tumor, as early diagnosis is associated with lower metastatic rate and therefore better prognosis