Synovial Sarcoma

Data on synovial sarcoma detailed by W. Aldaraji and co-authors

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 10th, 2009

"Synovial sarcoma involving the head is rare, and data on the clinicopathologic characteristics of such tumors are scant. In this study, we examined 36 synovial sarcomas of the head excluding tumors in the oral cavity, sinonasal tract. submandibular area, neck, and intracranial space," investigators in the United States report.

"There were 19 men and 17 women with a mean age of 35 years (range: 4 to 85 y). There was a marked predilection for the parotid (n = 14) and temporal regions (n = 9), and cheek (n = 4). Other locations included mastoid area (n = 2), infratemporal fossa (n = 2), and one each from the supra-auricular scalp, maxillary, submaxillary, mandibular, and...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-11-10)

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