title: [A case of synovial sarcoma in the submandibular region].
abstract: Synovial sarcomas are a less common cervical tumor in young patients. We report a 23-year-old man with synovial sarcoma in the submandibular region. T2-weighted MR images demonstrated a mixed-intensity tumor attached to the submandibular gland. T1-weighted MR images revealed a focal area with mildly increased signal intensity, indicating intratumoral hemorrhage. MR images were also useful for visualization of tumor extension. Synovial sarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of well-defined inhomogeneous tumors adjacent to the submandibular gland in young adults.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology, Department of Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University.
authors.forename: Chie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Toshibumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaminou
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Fumiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed