Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2000 Apr;33(4):329-332.

Primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma with brain metastasis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, College of medicine, Hanyang university.
  • 2Department of radiology, College of medicine, Hanyang university.
  • 3Department of neurosurgery, College of medicine, Hanyang university.

Abstract

Synovial sarcoma is a malignant soft tissue tumor originated from the primitive mesencymal cell. It occurs primarily in the extremities, especially in the lower extremities. Primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma has been rarely reported in literatures. We experienced a case of intrapulmonary synovial sarcoma with brain metastasis which originated from the lung.

Keyword

Lung neoplasrm; Sarcoma; Neoplasm metastasis

MeSH Terms

Brain*
Extremities
Lower Extremity
Lung
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Sarcoma
Sarcoma, Synovial*
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