title: Intravascular synovial sarcoma of the external iliac vein and reconstruction with the superficial femoral vein.
abstract: Intravascular synovial sarcoma is a rare neoplasm that arises in large veins of the junctional zone between the proximal leg and lower trunk in adult women. Herein we report the first case of an intravascular synovial sarcoma of the external iliac vein. It was successfully treated with neoadjuvant radiotherapy, radical excisional surgery, and combined arterial and venous reconstruction. Intravascular synovial sarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any adult woman with deep venous thrombosis and a mass of the femoral or iliac venous system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. jonawhit@cancerboard.ab.ca
authors.forename: Jonathan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Shaun A C
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Medlicott
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Randy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Wally
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Temple
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology