title: Primary synovial sarcoma in the orbit.
abstract: Synovial sarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm that accounts for approximately 6% to 9% of all soft-tissue tumors. It occurs predominately in upper and lower extremities of young adults. We report the first case of a primary orbital synovial sarcoma in an 18-month-old girl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, 2nd Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, China.
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xuanchu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Liangchun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Baoan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor