Synovial sarcoma: a rare tumor of larynx

Bilgic B., Mete O., Ozturk A., Demiryont M., Keles N., Basaran M.

PATHOLOGY & ONCOLOGY RESEARCH, cilt.9, sa.4, ss.242-245, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf02893385
  • Dergi Adı: PATHOLOGY & ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.242-245
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Synovial sarcoma is a soft tissue sarcoma of unknown histogenesis and occurs predominantly in the lower extremities of young adults. The head and neck is a relative rare location. There are about 10 cases with laryngeal localization in the literature. We present a 24 year-old male with an endolaryngeal mass. Incisional biopsy and the hemilaryngectomy material revealed a biphasic synovial sarcoma. One year later a local recurrence occurred. Tumor excision and neck dissection were performed. Radiotherapy was added. Six months later lung metastases was discovered on thoracic CT. The patient received chemotherapy for 6 courses. The metastases responded well to chemotherapy and the patient is now alive without tumor on radiological and clinical examination after 3.5 years of follow-up.