title: Primary Renal Synovial Sarcoma: An Oncologic Surprise.
abstract: Primary renal synovial sarcoma is a rare tumor having a specific chromosomal translocation t(X; 18) (p11.2; q11.2). The clinical features of this tumor and radiologic appearances are quite similar to those of renal cell carcinoma. Confirmatory diagnosis requires fluorescent in situ hybridization or reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction validation for differentiating the tumors from sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma. We present a case of primary renal synovial sarcoma that was diagnosed in a middle-aged man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Department of Pathology, Lourdes Hospital, Kochi 682 012, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: H Krishna
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Moorthy
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Department of Pathology, Lourdes Hospital, Kochi 682 012, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Biju S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Department of Pathology, Lourdes Hospital, Kochi 682 012, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Jophy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varghese
keywords: Fluorescent in-situ hybridisation; Renal synovial sarcoma; Reverse transcriptase - Polymerised chain reaction