Mediastinal Synovial Sarcoma: Clinicopathologic Analysis of 21 Cases With Molecular Confirmation

• Published in: The American journal of surgical pathology Vol. 42; no. 6; p. 761
• Main Authors: Terra, Simone B S P, Aesif, Scott W, Maleszewski, Joseph J, Folpe, Andrew L, Boland, Jennifer M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2018
• ISSN: 1532-0979
• DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001050

Synovial sarcoma (SS), a translocation-associated sarcoma characterized by SS18-SSX1/2 fusion, presents most often in the extremities of young adults. While SS regularly occurs in the pleuropulmonary parenchyma, the mediastinum is an exceedingly rare primary site; the literature on this subject is p...