Prognostic factors of the synovial sarcoma of the extremities: imaging does matter.

Mickael TordjmanCharles HonoréAmandine CrombéAmine BouhamamaAntoine FeydyLaurent DercleLeila HaddagPierre-Alban BouchéCarine NgoAxel Le CesneJean-Yves BlayOlivier MirMehdi BrahmiCharlotte MartinMarie KaranianSamy AmmariMichele KindVirginie AudardFrançois Le LoarerBehnam RabieeAntoine ItalianoPascaline Boudou-RouquetteDavid BiauCorinne BalleyguierFrederique LarousserieJean-Luc DrapéFadila Mihoubi

Published in: European radiology (2022)

• Beyond its diagnostic value, MRI is a pre-operative prognostic tool in synovial sarcomas of the extremities since the size of the lesion is an important prognostic factor. • Calcifications on CT scans are independently and significantly associated with prolonged overall survival.

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