An infant with intradural extramedullary synovial sarcoma: The youngest case in the literature

Koray Yalçın, Gülen Tüysüz, Saim Kazan, Elif İnanç Gürer, Kamil Karaali, Alphan Küpesiz, Elif Güler

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Abstract

Spinal cord involvement of synovial sarcoma is extremely rare. So far only two cases have been reported. Herein we describe the youngest case in the literature. She is 14-month-old and first presented with difficulty in walking ongoing for a week. Imagining showed a spinal cord mass at C5-T3 levels. The patient had gone under Decompressive surgery and histopathologic examination of the specimen revealed the presence of synovial sarcoma. Although the tumor regressed after chemotherapy, she was lost due to viral pneumonia. Synovial sarcoma should be kept in mind while evaluating spinal tumors even in infantile group.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)765-770
Number of pages6
JournalTurkish Journal of Pediatrics
Volume61
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Pediatric tumor
  • Spinal tumor
  • Synovial sarcoma

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