title: Primary pleural synovial sarcoma: A rare cause of hemorrhagic pleural effusion in a young adult.
abstract: This is a case report of a young adult presenting with hemorrhagic pleural effusion. Chest CT scan showed loculated pleural effusion with pleural nodule. Whole body PET scan showed thickening of pleura with multiple enhancing pleural nodules with different metabolic activity. Pleural nodule was biopsied which on histopathology showed pleural synovial sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Hosakere Shankarappa
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Sandeepa
authors.forename: Arvind H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kate
authors.forename: Parag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaudhari
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chavan
authors.forename: Kamlakar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patole
authors.forename: Nilesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lokeshwar
authors.forename: Prashant N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Chhajed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome