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ArticleCureus2024

Chest Wall Synovial Sarcoma: A Unique Encounter at the Breast Base.

Rana Bilal Idrees, Mariam Malik, Farwa Malik, Bareera Rehman, Taimoor Sarwar, Ahmed Mustansar, Muhammad Hamid Chaudhary

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

Rana Bilal IdreesRadiology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Lahore (INMOL) Cancer Hospital Lahore, Lahore, PAK.
Mariam MalikRadiology, Atomic Energy Cancer Hospital, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute (NORI), Islamabad, PAK.
Farwa MalikRadiology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Lahore (INMOL) Cancer Hospital Lahore, Lahore, PAK.
Bareera RehmanRadiology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Lahore (INMOL) Cancer Hospital Lahore, Lahore, PAK.
Taimoor SarwarRadiology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Lahore (INMOL) Cancer Hospital Lahore, Lahore, PAK.
Ahmed MustansarRadiology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Lahore (INMOL) Cancer Hospital Lahore, Lahore, PAK.
Muhammad Hamid ChaudharyCardiac Surgery, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology, Multan, PAK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synovial sarcomas most commonly arise in the para-articular locations of the extremities, such as the upper limbs, thigh, knee, ankle, and foot. Thoracic synovial sarcomas are a rare entity that can arise in the chest wall, pleura, lung, heart, or mediastinum. We present a case of a 23-year-old female with a complaint of swelling of the left breast. Examination demonstrated an enlarged left breast and a hard-fixed swelling without overlying skin changes or nipple retraction. Ultrasound showed a well-defined, solid-appearing lesion deep in the left breast parenchyma, which was adherent to the underlying left chest wall musculature and seemed to be displacing the breast parenchyma anteriorly. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed the lesion centered at the left pectoralis major and minor muscles, confirming the chest wall's origin. Histopathology findings favored monophasic synovial sarcoma.

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chest wall sarcomachest wall tumourcutaneous oncologygeneral radiologysarcoma soft tissue

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PMID39081450
PMCPMC11287489

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