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Complete surgical resection with lateral partial pharyngectomy followed by postoperative radiotherapy was performed for a 16-year-old male with a rare biphasic synovial sarcoma of the neck.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the rare presentation of biphasic synovial sarcoma in the neck and its management with surgery and radiotherapy.
Rare neck synovial sarcoma cases warrant cautious, individualized management; extends sparse literature without supporting practice changes.
Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a malignant tumor of pluripotent/undifferentiated cells. Only 3% of all SSs are found in the neck. We present a case of a 16-year-old male presenting neck swelling for 6 months which was diagnosed as biphasic SS of the neck on fine-needle aspiration cytology. Complete surgical resection with lateral partial pharyngectomy was done followed by postoperative radiotherapy. We also present the recent reviews on diagnosis and management on SS of head and neck.
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Bihani et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Synovial sarcoma of the neck (n=1). Complete surgical resection with lateral partial pharyngectomy followed by postoperative radiotherapy was evaluated. Complete surgical resection with lateral partial pharyngectomy followed by postoperative radiotherapy was performed for a 16-year-old male with a rare biphasic synovial sarcoma of the neck.
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