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ArticleOncology letters2015

Synovial sarcoma: Magnetic resonance and computed tomography imaging features and differential diagnostic considerations.

Changhua Liang, Huajie Mao, Jing Tan, Yinghua Ji, Fengxia Sun, Wenguang Dou, Huifang Wang, Hongpo Wang, Jianbo Gao

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Article in Oncology letters, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Synovial Sarcoma: Molecular Biology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Synovial sarcoma of the viscera (lung and jejunum): a case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2024
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  10. MRI Manifestations of Primary Intraspinal Synovial Sarcoma: A Case Report.Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology · 2023
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  13. A rare case of synovial sarcoma of diaphragm.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2022
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  16. Magnetic resonance imaging of soft tissue sarcoma: features related to prognosis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021
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  17. Synovial sarcoma of the spinal canal and paraspinal muscle and retroperitoneum: a case with extensive calcification.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2021
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  18. Synovial Sarcoma: A Clinical Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Changhua LiangDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China ; Imaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China.
Huajie MaoImaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China.
Jing TanDepartment of Internal Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan 453003, P.R. China.
Yinghua JiImaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China.
Fengxia SunImaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China.
Wenguang DouImaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China.
Huifang WangImaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China.
Hongpo WangImaging Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan 453100, P.R. China.
Jianbo GaoDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study retrospectively examined 24 cases of pathologically confirmed synovial sarcoma and analyzed the clinical presentation and imaging findings in order to explore the imaging features of synovial sarcoma. The majority of the lesions were large (>5 cm; 88%), rounded or lobulated, relatively well-defined tumor masses in the extremities near the joints or deeply located. On computed tomography (CT) scans, the lesions demonstrated intensity signals similar to those of muscle. Six cases exhibited punctate calcification in the periphery of the tumor. On T1-weighted images, the largest lesions of >5 cm, were usually heterogeneous, with a signal intensity similar to or slightly higher than that of muscle. On T2-weighted images, heterogeneous high-intensity or slightly high-intensity signals were observed, with 12 cases exhibiting a high signal consistent with hemorrhage and 12 presenting signals that indicated internal septations. Contrast-enhanced scanning revealed heterogeneous enhancement in the majority of the lesions and no enhancement in areas of cystic necrosis or internal septations. Synovial sarcoma has specific imaging features, and comprehensive analysis of CT and magnetic resonance imaging can improve the accuracy of the pre-operative diagnosis.

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computed tomographymagnetic resonance imagingsoft tissuesynovial sarcomaX-ray

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PMCPMC4301506

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