title: Pericardial synovial sarcoma.
abstract: A 29-year-old young man presented with acute breathlessness. After investigative work-up he was found to have a massive pericardial tumour. Thoracotomy and near total surgical excision of the pericardial tumour was carried out. Histopathology and immunohistochemical markers study revealed it to be a synovial sarcoma arising from the left lateral pericardial surface. Postoperatively, he received external radiation and chemotherapy. Thirteen months after surgery he developed local recurrence which was unresectable.
authors.affiliation: Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, 1 Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi 110062, India. anandak_55@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Walia
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D003606:Dacarbazine; D007069:Ifosfamide