This pictorial review outlines the radiological features of synovial cell sarcoma to aid in pre-biopsy diagnosis.
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May aid pre-biopsy suspicion of synovial sarcoma on imaging; leaves open prospective validation of diagnostic criteria.
Synovial cell sarcoma is an uncommon soft-tissue malignant tumour. These tumours have common radiological features with a variety of both benign and malignant lesions. However, there is a variety of imaging findings that can suggest a pre-biopsy diagnosis of synovial cell sarcoma. This pictorial review aims to describe the imaging features of synovial sarcoma in a series of cases with various age ranges and tumour locations. In addition, the pathology, staging, prognosis and management of synovial sarcoma is briefly discussed.
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