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Synovial sarcomas rarely arise in the head and neck region and extremely rarely in the oropharynx.
Transcervical resection combined with adjuvant radiotherapy provided effective locoregional control and long-term disease-free survival in a rare case of oropharyngeal synovial sarcoma.
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Documents rare oropharyngeal synovial sarcoma; leaves open optimal management strategies for this entity.
Aim: Synovial sarcomas (SS) are malignant tumors rarely arising in the head and neck region. In most of these cases, the tumor arises in the cervical or hypopharyngeal region, and extremely rarely in the oropharynx. Case report: Herein, we report the case of a 22-year-old male oropharyngeal SS patient presented with breathing difficulty and dysphagia. The management plan included an emergency tracheostomy, followed shortly by transcervical resection of the oropharyngeal sarcoma tumor, the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap was used for pharyngeal reconstruction, followed by adjuvant radiotherapy resulting in more than 5 years disease-free survival. Conclusion: SS arising in the oropharynx are extremely rare. Transcervical resection coupled with adjuvant radiotherapy warrants enhanced locoregional control in advanced oropharyngeal cases.
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