Primary biphasic synovial sarcoma of the orbit. Issue 3 (March 1992)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ratnatunga, N; Goodlad, J R; Sankarakumaran, N; Seimon, R; Nagendran, S; Fletcher, C D
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical pathology. Volume 45:Issue 3(1992)
• Page Start: 265
• Page End: 267
• Publication Date: 1992-03
• Subjects: Pathology -- Periodicals; Pathology, Molecular -- Periodicals; 616.0705
• DOI: 10.1136/jcp.45.3.265
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9746

Abstract

Abstract : Synovial sarcoma is one of the most common soft tissue malignancies of adolescents and young adults. Despite its name, it is no longer thought to be histogenetically derived from the synovium. What seems to be the first case of synovial sarcoma to arise in the orbit presented in a 21 year old woman as a slowly enlarging subconjunctival mass. Although this tumour was typically biphasic, the monophasic spindle cell variant arising at this site could easily be confused with less aggressive orbital connective tissue neoplasms.