Primary synovial sarcoma of the lung with intra-cardiac extension.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
Synovial sarcomas are a distinct clinical entity occurring most often in the lower extremities. They account for 10-14% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Pulmonary synovial sarcomas are quite rare and account for less than 0.5% of all intra-thoracic neoplasms. We present the first reported case of primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma with intra cardiac extension in a 53-year-old male who presented with chronic cough. Imaging revealed a large right upper lobe mass extending through the superior pulmonary veins into the left atrium. The patient underwent a right total pneumonectomy with extraction of the left atrial mass and left atrial reconstruction. Pathology and immunohistochemistry was diagnostic of primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma positive for SYT-SSX1 gene fusion transcription.
Volume
81
Issue
3
First Page
249
Last Page
252
ISSN
1423-0356
Published In/Presented At
Devarakonda, V. S., Lembert, L., Entwistle, J. W., 3rd, & Hoag, J. B. (2011). Primary synovial sarcoma of the lung with intra-cardiac extension. Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases, 81(3), 249–252. https://doi.org/10.1159/000320112
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
20714127
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article