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Onana Remy1, Mohammed Messouna1, Gloria Akimana1, Marius Kamdem2, Hassan Errihani1.
Abstract
Pulmonary synovial sarcoma is a rare malignant tumor accounting for 10% of soft tissue sarcomas. It usually arises from the limbs and its occurrence in the lung is exceptional. We here report a clinical case of pulmonary synovial sarcoma in a 54-year-old man detected at a localised stage. This extremely rare tumor has a specific immunohistochemical phenotype. This provides strong support for diagnosis. Cytogenetic study confirms the diagnosis by showing the presence of specific translocation t (X; 18). This is highly characteristic of synovial sarcoma regardless of its anatomical location. This study highlights the anatomo-clinical, therapeutic and prognostic characteristics of this rare tumor often unknown to clinicians. Copyright: Onana Remy et al.Entities:
Keywords: Synovial sarcoma; cytogenetics; soft tissue
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32849992 PMCID: PMC7422737 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.137.23034
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1image tomodensitométrique montrant l’envahissement pulmonaire droit du synovialosarcome
Figure 2examen morphologique du synovialosarcome monophasique (cellules fusiformes): examen microscopique de la tumeur (HES, grossissement x40)