title: Primary synovial sarcoma of the kidney: use of PET/CT in diagnosis and follow-up.
abstract: Primary renal synovial sarcoma is a rarely seen renal neoplasm. An experienced uropathologist is needed to make the pathological diagnosis. A patient, operated on with a prediagnosis of renal cell carcinoma, the pathology of which was reported as synovial sarcoma, is presented in this article. 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography were performed preoperatively and in the postoperative follow-up to detect the primary tumor and lymph node metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Sahinbey Medical School, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey. mserturhan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sakip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erturhan
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Seçkiner
authors.forename: Sabri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zincirkeser
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erbagci
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yagci
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karakok
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18