Synovial Sarcoma of the Larynx: Report of a Case and Review of Literature
Sarcomas account for less than 1% of malignant neoplasms arising in the head and neck in adults. Laryngeal synovial sarcoma is an extremely rare form of laryngeal malignancy with less than 20 cases reported in the literature. We report the case of a 48-year-old man with synovial sarcoma of the laryn...
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| description | Sarcomas account for less than 1% of malignant neoplasms arising in the head and neck in adults. Laryngeal synovial sarcoma is an extremely rare form of laryngeal malignancy with less than 20 cases reported in the literature. We report the case of a 48-year-old man with synovial sarcoma of the larynx. He underwent excision of the tumor followed by radiation. He is alive in remission at 36 months. The literature on synovial sarcoma of the larynx is reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ef038c507bc473aa3c901aa07589e542025-02-03T05:44:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732017-01-01201710.1155/2017/61348456134845Synovial Sarcoma of the Larynx: Report of a Case and Review of LiteratureGeetha Narayanan0Anto Baby1Thara Somanathan2Sreedevi Konoth3Department of Medical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum 695011, IndiaSt. Gregorios Medical Mission Hospital, Parumala, Pathanamthitta 689626, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum 695011, IndiaDepartment of Radiology, Lourdes Hospital, Kochi 682012, IndiaSarcomas account for less than 1% of malignant neoplasms arising in the head and neck in adults. Laryngeal synovial sarcoma is an extremely rare form of laryngeal malignancy with less than 20 cases reported in the literature. We report the case of a 48-year-old man with synovial sarcoma of the larynx. He underwent excision of the tumor followed by radiation. He is alive in remission at 36 months. The literature on synovial sarcoma of the larynx is reviewed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6134845 |
| spellingShingle | Geetha Narayanan Anto Baby Thara Somanathan Sreedevi Konoth Synovial Sarcoma of the Larynx: Report of a Case and Review of Literature Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Synovial Sarcoma of the Larynx: Report of a Case and Review of Literature |
| title_full | Synovial Sarcoma of the Larynx: Report of a Case and Review of Literature |
| title_fullStr | Synovial Sarcoma of the Larynx: Report of a Case and Review of Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synovial Sarcoma of the Larynx: Report of a Case and Review of Literature |
| title_short | Synovial Sarcoma of the Larynx: Report of a Case and Review of Literature |
| title_sort | synovial sarcoma of the larynx report of a case and review of literature |
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