[Synovial sarcoma of the infratemporal fossa].
Synovial sarcoma is the fourth most common type of sarcoma. It is usually found in the knee or ankle joints, and is exceptional in the head and neck. Most cases are diagnosed in men between 20 and 40 years of age. Diagnosis is often casual due to the infrequent nature of this tumour and its non-specific clinical and radiological characteristics. Confirmation is therefore based on immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy techniques. We report a case of biphasic sinovial sarcoma located in the infratemporal fossa treated at our hospital and we make a review of the literature.
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, España. manutamaritet@hotmail.com
José Manuel
JM
Tamarit Conejeros
Paloma
P
Estrems Navas
Enrique
E
Estellés Ferriol
José
J
Dalmau Galofre
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D015050:Zygoma