title: Primary monophasic synovial sarcoma of the pancreas.
abstract: We report a case of synovial sarcoma of the pancreas in a 44-year-old male who presented with multiple episodes of retroperitoneal hemorrhage; the diagnosis was confirmed by histology. The patient underwent distal pancreatectomy without complication, and the hospital stay was nine days. No adjuvant treatment was administered. The patient is alive at 1 year.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie digestive et cœlioscopique, avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac cedex, France. guillaume.luc33@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luc
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Collet
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reich
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stanislas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sa-Cunha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis*