title: Synovial sarcoma of the hard palate.
abstract: Synovial sarcoma is a rare soft tissue tumour of uncertain histogenesis and intraorally they occur mainly in young adults. We present a case of synovial sarcoma of the hard palate in a 68-year-old woman. To our knowledge, there is no previously reported instance of this tumour at this site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK. pjameerally@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ameerally
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sira
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hollows
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology*; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000473:pathology*