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- A 64-year-old woman underwent surgery for a giant tumor in her right hemithorax, measuring 88 mm × 137 mm × 188 mm, which was identified on a thoracic CT scan.
- After an anterolateral thoracotomy and radical tumor resection, she was diagnosed with poorly differentiated synovial sarcoma (PDSS).
- Post-surgery, she received 60 Gy of adjuvant radiotherapy and remains in good health one year later, with a brief literature review on pleural synovial sarcoma included.
Article Abstract
The article presents the rare case of a 64-year-old woman, who was admitted to our thoracic surgery department with a giant tumor in a right hemithorax measuring 88 mm × 137 mm × 188 mm, revealed by a thoracic CT scan. An anterolateral thoracotomy with a radical tumor resection was performed. The final pathological diagnosis of the poorly differentiated synovial sarcoma (PDSS) was made. The adjuvant radiotherapy of 60 Gy in 30 fractions was applied postoperatively. One year after operation patient remains in good health. The literature review on pleural synovial sarcoma has been shortly presented.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5059332 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2016.09.19 | DOI Listing |
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