title: Pulmonary synovial sarcoma.
abstract: We describe the case of a 36-year-old man who presented with chest pain and a mass lesion occupying 2/3rds of the left hemithorax on a chest radiograph. A malignant pulmonary tumor was suspected, and after all diagnostic procedures, spindle-cell carcinoma was considered. Because of the proximity of the lesion to vascular structures, chemoradiotherapy was given before surgery. A left pneumonectomy was performed. Pathology identified a pulmonary synovial sarcoma which rarely occurs in the thorax.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery, Atatürk Chest Disease and Chest Surgery Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aydogdu
authors.forename: Furkan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Göktürk
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Findik
authors.forename: Sadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D059186:Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Combined; Diagnosis; Lung; Pneumonectomy; Sarcoma; differential; modality; neoplasms; therapy