Primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma with calcification: A case report.
Hironori IshidaTakashi FujinoRyo TaguchiHiroyuki NitandaHirozo SakaguchiAkitoshi YanagiharaRyuichi YoshimuraPublished in: Thoracic cancer (2019)
The lung is the organ most commonly affected by primary synovial sarcoma. Intratumoral calcification is less common in this organ versus soft tissue. Meanwhile, the presence of calcification in a lung nodule reduces the risk of lung cancer. Here, we report a case of pulmonary synovial sarcoma which manifested as a nodule with calcification, depicted on computed tomography (CT). A 52-year-old asymptomatic male was referred to Saitama Medical University International Medical Center and CT revealed a well-defined nodule (1.8 cm), with punctate and eccentric calcification in the right lower lobe. Enhanced CT and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography suggested a malignant tumor, and surgery was performed. Histology provided a preliminary diagnosis of monophasic spindle-cell synovial sarcoma with hyalinized collagen bands and calcifications. Genetically, the presence of the SYT-SSX2 fusion gene was consistent with the features of this disease. We conclude that primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma should be listed as a differential diagnosis for solitary pulmonary nodules with calcification.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- chronic kidney disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- dual energy
- image quality
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pet ct
- single cell
- healthcare
- minimally invasive
- dna methylation
- bone marrow
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery bypass
- coronary artery disease
- gene expression
- cell therapy
- transcription factor
- mesenchymal stem cells