Open AccessPrimary Pleural Synovial Sarcoma: A Rare Cause of Hemorrhagic Pleural Effusion
Author(s) -
Subodh Kumar,
Kashyap Goyal,
Ritisha Bhatt,
Sandeep Bansal,
Mayank Mishra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in respiratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2543-6031
pISSN - 2451-4934
DOI - 10.5603/arm.a2020.0147
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , pathology , synovial sarcoma , lung , mesothelioma , sarcoma , radiology
Primary pleural synovial sarcoma (PPSS) is a rare malignant pleural tumor comprising < 1% of all primary lung malignancies. Primary pleural mesothelioma (PPM) has many similar features that may cause a diagnostic dilemma due to overlapping clinical and histopathological features. We present the case of a young male with recurrent hemorrhagic pleural effusion without any obvious lung mass who was diagnosed with PPSS. This rare entity must be considered with a high index of suspicion while evaluating pleural tumors.