title: Synovial sarcoma of the pharynx: a case report.
abstract: Synovial sarcoma is a malignancy not usually encountered in the head and neck region. We describe a case of synovial sarcoma of the posterior pharyngeal wall in a 14-year-old girl. The mass was completely excised via the transoral route. Postoperatively, the patient received irradiation to 60 Gy. At 40 months of follow-up, the patient remains disease-free.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Bayindir Medical Center, 06520 Sogutozu, Ankara, Turkey. leventsaydam@usa.net
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saydam
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kizilay
authors.forename: M Tayyar
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kalcioglu
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mizrak
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bulut
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D010611:Pharyngectomy / Q000379:methods; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome