TY  - JOUR
T1  - Synovial sarcoma of the cricopharynx: A rare entity
A1  - Ramesh Purohit
A1  - Akhil Kapoor
A1  - Murali Paramanandhan
A1  - Rajesh Kumar
A1  - Harvindra Kumar
JF  - Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
JO  - Clin Cancer Investig J
SN  - 2278-0513
Y1  - 2015
VL  - 4
IS  - 6
DO  - 10.4103/2278-0513.165756
SP  - 762
EP  - 765
N2  - Synovial sarcomas are aggressive malignant soft-tissue tumors that often involve large joints of the lower extremities. Cricopharynx is a rare site for primary synovial sarcoma with no case reported until date. We report a case of a 45-year-old male presented with progressive dysphagia and hoarseness of voice. On examination by computed tomography revealed a soft-tissue mass in the cricopharyngeal region with involvement of posterior wall of the laryngeal framework. The endoscopic biopsy was suggestive of biphasic synovial sarcoma, which was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. The patient underwent surgery followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Despite multimodality, management patient developed lung metastasis, and survived for 10 months only. There are no available guidelines for treatment of such rare tumors, and each case needs to be reported.
UR  - https://ccij-online.org/article/synovial-sarcoma-of-the-cricopharynx:-a-rare-entity-503
ER  -