title: Primary intrathoracic biphasic synovial sarcoma.
abstract: Synovial sarcomas are most frequently observed in the extremities. Although synovial sarcomas are the third most common histological type of soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities, primary mediastinal synovial sarcoma is extremely rare. Monophasic synovial sarcoma is the most commonly observed subtype. whereas the biphasic subtype is less common. We present our case which was diagnosed as biphasic synovial sarcoma located in the anterior mediastinum, which is considered to be a rare entity. The patient underwent surgical resection together with multimodal adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Selcuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Konya, Turkey. yilmaztezcan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yilmaz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tezcan
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koc
authors.forename: Husnu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kocak
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms; D008482:Mediastinum; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial