Open AccessManagement of primary retroperitoneal synovial sarcoma: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Aikaterini Mastoraki,
Dimitrios Schizas,
Ioannis S. Papanikolaou,
George Bagias,
Nikolaos Machairas,
George Agrogiannis,
Theodore Liakakos,
Nikolaos Arkadopoulos
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i1.27
Subject(s) - medicine , synovial sarcoma , surgery , nephrectomy , radiology , retroperitoneal space , soft tissue , lesion , soft tissue sarcoma , sarcoma , kidney , pathology
Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a rare type of soft tissue sarcoma that is usually developed from areas where synovial tissue exists, especially at the extremities. Nevertheless, several cases of retroperitoneal SS (RSS) have been described. We herein report a case of RSS presented in our institution.