Thyroid synovial sarcoma: a case report

Sarcomas are rare tumors account for about 1% of cancers in adult. Soft tissue sarcomas are the most common one. Synovial sarcoma's incident is about 10% of all sarcomas and most commonly rise from para-articular regions in young adults. Based on our knowledge there have been only two reports o...

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Published in:Acta medica Iranica 2013, Vol.51 (1), p.69-72
Main Authors: Ghafouri, Ali, Anbara, Taha, Mir, Ali, Lashkari, Marzieh, Nazari, Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biomarkers, Tumor - analysis
Biopsy
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Sarcoma
Sarcoma, Synovial - chemistry
Sarcoma, Synovial - diagnostic imaging
Sarcoma, Synovial - pathology
Sarcoma, Synovial - surgery
Thyroid
Thyroid Neoplasms - chemistry
Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery
Thyroidectomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Sarcomas are rare tumors account for about 1% of cancers in adult. Soft tissue sarcomas are the most common one. Synovial sarcoma's incident is about 10% of all sarcomas and most commonly rise from para-articular regions in young adults. Based on our knowledge there have been only two reports of thyroid synovial sarcoma in medical literature. We report a 44-year old woman presented with a rapid growing neck mass. The pathology report revealed sarcoma and the immunohistochemistry (IHC) was compatible with synovial sarcoma. It could be understood that synovial sarcoma can be found in various tissues even if there is no synovial cells.
ISSN:0044-6025
1735-9694