title: Synovial sarcoma of the hypopharynx in pregnancy.
abstract: Synovial sarcomas of the hypopharynx are a rare form of soft tissue sarcomas. In the head and neck, they are most commonly found on the pharyngeal wall in areas that do not have synovial cells. We review a case of a 23 year-old pregnant female who presented to our hospital with acute airway obstruction due to a large hypopharynx lesion. She underwent emergency tracheotomy and tumor debulking. Pathology revealed synovial sarcoma. After the procedure the patient went into labor delivering a 29 weeks premature child. Six weeks after being discharged from the hospital the patient had a partial pharyngectomy performed to excise the remnant base of the tumor. She has had no recurrence at the 30-month post-operative period.
authors.affiliation: Section of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Laureano A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Giraldez
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riera-March
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult