Key result
Radical nephrectomy successfully treated two cases of primary renal synovial sarcoma, an extremely rare malignancy.
Case Report (n=2)
Primary renal synovial sarcoma is an extremely rare malignancy that can be successfully managed with radical nephrectomy.
Supports surgical resection for this rare tumor; leaves open optimal multimodal strategies in larger series.
Synovial sarcomas are generally deep-seated tumors that most often occur in the proximity of large joints of adolescents and young adults. We describe two cases of primary renal synovial sarcoma that were treated successfully by radical nephrectomy. Synovial sarcoma originating from the kidney is extremely rare and the histogenesis is uncertain. Surgical resection and ifosfamide based chemotherapy are the mainstay for the management of renal synovial sarcoma. Fewer than 40 patients have been described in the English literature. Physicians should be aware of the possibility of malignancy in cystic renal masses and raise the suspicion of synovial sarcoma, especially when patients with renal masses are a young adult.
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Gülüm et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Primary renal synovial sarcoma (n=2). Radical nephrectomy was evaluated on Treatment success. Radical nephrectomy successfully treated two cases of primary renal synovial sarcoma, an extremely rare malignancy.
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