Key result
Chemotherapy resulted in a radiographic response in a 26-year-old pregnant woman with primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma.
Case Report (n=1)
This is the first documented case of primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma occurring during pregnancy that was treated with chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy response in this rare pregnant case extends sparse literature; leaves optimal management and fetal outcomes open.
Synovial sarcoma is a rare soft tissue sarcoma that typically arises in the extremities of young adults. We report a case of a 26-year-old pregnant woman with biopsy-proven primary synovial sarcoma of the lung that was treated with chemotherapy with radiographic response. This is only the third documented case of primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma occurring during pregnancy and the first case where chemotherapy was given.
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Harris et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma during pregnancy (n=1). Chemotherapy was evaluated on Radiographic response. Chemotherapy resulted in a radiographic response in a 26-year-old pregnant woman with primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma.
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