Retropharyngeal synovial sarcoma—A rare location

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Abstract

Synovial sarcoma is a rare malignant tumor that derives from a mesenchymal precursor stem cell which is unrelated to mature synovial tissue. Synovial sarcoma in the head and neck region is quite rare accounting for only 6.8% of all sarcomas in clinical practice. We report on a case of low grade monophasic synovial sarcoma involving the retropharyngeal muscles in a 26-year-old female who presented with dysphagia and progressive dyspnoea. © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Synovial sarcoma, Retropharyngeal muscles, Soft tissue sarcoma, Head and neck cancer

Divisions

fac_med

Publication Title

European Journal of Radiology Extra

Volume

68

Issue

3

Publisher

Elsevier

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