title: Primary monophasic synovial sarcoma of the pleura: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Synovial sarcomas are uncommon soft tissue malignancies that usually affect the extremities in the vicinity of large joints. The recognition of this tumor in an unexpected site, such as the pleura, is often difficult and the monophasic variant of synovial sarcoma is often mistaken for some other spindle cell tumor. In this report, we describe a very rare case of primary monophasic synovial sarcoma of the pleura treated with radical surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Jesus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loscertales
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Triviño
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gallardo
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Congregado
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome