Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
2003 Dec;27(6):536-540.
A Case of Metastatic Gastric Synovial Sarcoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Disease and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kumcge@chollian.net
- 2Department of Pathology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Synovial sarcomas are malignant soft tissue neoplasms that develop from tendon and bursa near the large joints and frequently occur in the lower extremities of young male adults. They usually recur within 2 years after surgical treatment. The lung is a common metastatic site and rarely reported as the primary site of synovial sarcoma. The stomach is a very rare primary site of synovial sarcoma and recently only two cases of primary gastric synovial sarcoma were reported. We report a case of metastatic gastric synovial sarcoma in a 53-year-old male 4 years after surgical treatment of primary lung synovial sarcoma. The tumor had histologic, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features of biphasic synovial sarcoma of the soft tissue.
