Key result
Surgical resection and adjuvant radiotherapy treat a rare hypopharyngeal synovial sarcoma in a young male.
Why the study?
Synovial sarcoma is a rare malignancy in the head and neck, presenting diagnostic challenges due to its low frequency and nonspecific clinical manifestations.
Case Report (n=1)
Synovial sarcoma of the hypopharynx is an extremely rare head and neck malignancy managed with surgical resection and adjuvant radiotherapy.
Successful multimodal treatment achieved in rare hypopharyngeal synovial sarcoma; extends sparse literature but leaves optimal strategies open.
INTRODUCTION: Synovial Sarcoma is a rare malignancy that accounts between 8 and 10% of soft tissue neoplasms, with the highest presentation rate in extremities, an extremely uncommon condition in head and neck. CLINICAL FINDINGS: We present a case of an 18-year-old male with synovial sarcoma situated at hypopharynx who underwent surgical resection and postoperative radiotherapy. CONCLUSION: Synovial Sarcoma represents a rare head and neck malignancy with challenging diagnostic approach due to its frequency and nonspecific clinical manifestations. Surgical treatment must assure good free margins. Adjuvant radiotherapy has a positive impact in local recurrence and survival.
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Girón et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Synovial sarcoma of the hypopharynx (n=1). Surgical resection and postoperative radiotherapy was evaluated. Surgical resection with free margins and adjuvant radiotherapy were used to treat a rare case of synovial sarcoma in the hypopharynx of an 18-year-old male.
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