title: Synovial sarcoma. A clinicopathological study of 31 cases.
abstract: Thirty-one surgically treated cases of synovial sarcoma were reviewed. The mean age of the patients at primary surgery was 37 years (range 10-78 years). Twenty-nine of the tumors were of the biphasic type and two were monophasic. Currently a monophasic synovial sarcoma can be considered as a specific entity. In contrast to other soft-tissue sarcomas, synovial sarcomas present the characteristics of a carcinosarcoma. The 5-year survival rate in this study was 55% and the 6-year survival rate 50%; after 6 years there were no recurrences. The primary treatment should follow the same guidelines that are currently given for other soft-tissue sarcomas: wide and radical excisional margins should be aimed at. Excisional treatment even of repeated pulmonary recurrences may be rewarding.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Hospital, Invalid Foundation, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santavirta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015996:Survival Rate