title: Synovial sarcoma arising from the hypopharynx: a case report.
abstract: Synovial sarcoma is a relatively rare soft tissue tumor. About 3 to 10% of cases arise in the head and neck, with the majority in the parapharyngeal region. We hereby report a 22-year-old male patient with synovial sarcoma confined to the hypopharynx. Treatment included wide surgical excision followed by radiotherapy. It is of interest that the lesion recurred 12 years after the initial primary surgery for synovial sarcoma at the same site. The patient has been disease-free for five years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Sişli Etfal Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cetin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vural
authors.forename: Asli Batur
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Caliş
authors.forename: Bilge
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bilgiç
authors.forename: Misten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demiryont
authors.forename: Aras
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Senvar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery