Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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A Case of Synovial Sarcoma of the Hypopharynx

하인두에 발생한 활막육종(Synovial Sarcoma) 1예

  • Song Dal-Won (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Keimyung University) ;
  • Kim Tae-Jong (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Keimyung University) ;
  • Sohn Su-Gil (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Keimyung University) ;
  • Shin Ho-Chul (Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Keimyung University)
  • 송달원 (계명대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 김태종 (계명대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 손수길 (계명대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 신호철 (계명대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실)
  • Published : 2001.11.01
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Abstract

Synovial sarcoma is commonly found in the extremities of mesenchymal origin, but rare in the head and neck area. Histopathology is diagnostic and it shows a biphasic pattern with two neoplastic elements; spindle cell, sarcoma like stroma and gland like clefts lined by epitheloid cells. Synovial sarcoma is high-grade neoplasm that expresses epithelial as well as supporting features. This paper presents a case of synovial sarcoma of hypopharynx on 25 years old male. He was treated by surgical excision and postoperative chemoradiotherapy. There were no evidences of local recurrence & distant metastasis for 19 months postoperatively.

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