Case Report

Synovial sarcoma

Sucari S.C. Vlok, Georg W.W. Wagener, Dan Zaharie
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 18, No 2 | a704 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v18i2.704 | © 2014 Sucari S.C. Vlok, Georg W.W. Wagener, Dan Zaharie | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 28 July 2014 | Published: 12 December 2014

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Sucari S.C. Vlok, Division of Radiodiagnosis, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Georg W.W. Wagener, Division of Radiodiagnosis, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dan Zaharie, Division of Radiodiagnosis, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Abstract

Synovial sarcoma is a malignant, predominantly juxta-articular, soft-tissue tumour representing approximately 10% of all soft-tissue sarcomas. Frequently initially incorrectly diagnosed as a benign lesion, it should be considered as a diagnosis when a young adult patient presents with a calcified juxta-articular soft-tissue mass of insidious onset.

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