[A case of synovial sarcoma in the submandibular region].
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.
Sakata
Chie
C
Division of Radiology, Department of Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Science, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University.
Kinoshita
Toshibumi
T
Kaminou
Toshio
T
Adachi
Akira
A
Kinoshita
Fumiko
F
Ogawa
Toshihide
T
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