Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma during Pregnancy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma
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 docu...
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doaj-8f056c3ea92f4d3b920173934e39b6622020-11-24T23:27:32ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752014-02-017113914310.1159/000360522360522Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma during Pregnancy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic DilemmaEric M. HarrisRobert W. AllanCharles E. Riggs JrSynovial 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.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/360522IfosfamidePregnancyPrimary pulmonary synovial sarcoma |
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Eric M. Harris Robert W. Allan Charles E. Riggs Jr Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma during Pregnancy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma Case Reports in Oncology Ifosfamide Pregnancy Primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma |
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Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma during Pregnancy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma |
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Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma during Pregnancy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma |
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Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma during Pregnancy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma |
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Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma during Pregnancy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma |
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Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma during Pregnancy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma |
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primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma during pregnancy: a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma |
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Karger Publishers |
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Case Reports in Oncology |
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1662-6575 |
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2014-02-01 |
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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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Ifosfamide Pregnancy Primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma |
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