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Primary Cystic Pleuropulmonary Synovial Sarcoma Presenting as Recurrent Pneumothorax

Authors :
Eric D. Johnson
Erinn Downs-Kelly
David A. Bull
H. Evin Gulbahce
Source :
Case Reports in Oncology, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 660-665 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Karger Publishers, 2017.

Abstract

Primary pleuropulmonary synovial sarcomas are quite rare, representing 0.1–0.5% of all pulmonary malignancies. We report an entirely cystic monophasic synovial sarcoma in a 25-year-old male who presented with recurrent pneumothorax and no evidence of a mass lesion on imaging. The purpose of this case report is to increase awareness of neoplasms clinically presenting as a pneumothorax with no imagining evidence of a mass-forming lesion and emphasize the significance of fluorescent in situ hybridization testing in nontypical synovial sarcoma cases.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16626575
Volume :
10
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Oncology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0a66508e493648b0a674fbf1ea52eb2d
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1159/000478845