Intraneural synovial sarcoma of the median nerve

Rare Tumors

Wilson Z. Ray¹  Mark E. Pruzansky²  Susan E. Mackinnon³  Angelo B. Lipira⁴  Rahul Kasukurthi⁴ 

[1]Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine

[2]Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

[3]Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine

[4]Washington University School of Medicine

关键词: Hand surgery;    onology;    tumors;    sarcomas;    median nerve;   

DOI  :  10.4081/rt.2010.e32

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Synovial sarcomas are soft-tissue malignancies with a poor prognosis and propensity for distant metastases. Although originally believed to arise from the synovium, these tumors have been found to occur anywhere in the body. We report a rare case of synovial sarcoma arising from the median nerve. To our knowledge, this is the twelfth reported case of intraneural synovial sarcoma, and only the fourth arising from the median nerve. Because the diagnosis may not be apparent until after pathological examination of the surgical speci­men, synovial sarcoma should be kept in mind when dealing with what may seem like a benign nerve tumor.

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