Intraarticular synovial sarcoma confirmed by SYT-SSX fusion transcript.

Namba, Yoshifumi; Kawai, Akira; Naito, Noriko; Morimoto, Yuki; Hanakawa, Shiro; Inoue, Hajime · Clin Orthop Relat Res · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A case of intraarticular synovial sarcoma arising in the knee verified by detection of the tumor-specific SYT-SSX fusion transcript is described. Although it is extremely rare, synovial sarcoma may occur entirely within a joint space. The molecular assay for detecting a tumor-specific chimeric gene is a valuable tool for diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma, especially for diagnostically difficult cases and tumors in unusual locations.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy