Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed
Synovial sarcoma of the extremities is an uncommon type of soft tissue sarcoma occurring predominantly in young adults at the para-articular regions. We present a series of 10 patients with an average age of 44 years and include a follow-up of 39 months. Eight patients had a surgical procedure for a...
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my.unimas.ir.24872015-03-19T08:02:08Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2487/ Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed Pan, K.L. Chan, W.H Premsenthil, M. S., Haniza Q Science (General) R Medicine (General) RE Ophthalmology Synovial sarcoma of the extremities is an uncommon type of soft tissue sarcoma occurring predominantly in young adults at the para-articular regions. We present a series of 10 patients with an average age of 44 years and include a follow-up of 39 months. Eight patients had a surgical procedure for a mistaken benign lesion. In contrast to other soft tissue sarcomas, the swellings were associated with pain and most were fixed to the underlying structures. Five patients had a local recurrence after many years, stressing the necessity for close and long term follow-up in these patients. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 2009 E-Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2487/1/Synovial%20Sarcoma%20of%20the%20Extremities.%20A%20Diagnosis%20that%20is%20easily%20missed.pdf Pan, K.L. and Chan, W.H and Premsenthil, M. and S., Haniza (2009) Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 3 (2). |
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Synovial sarcoma of the extremities is an uncommon type of soft tissue sarcoma occurring predominantly in young adults at the para-articular regions. We present a series of 10 patients with an average age of 44 years and include a follow-up of 39 months. Eight patients had a surgical procedure for a mistaken benign lesion. In contrast to other soft tissue sarcomas, the swellings were associated with pain and most were fixed to the underlying structures. Five patients had a local recurrence after many years, stressing the necessity for close and long term follow-up in these patients. |
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Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed |
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Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed |
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Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed |
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Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed |
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Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed |
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