Cervical synovial sarcoma necessitating multiple neurosurgical procedures

Abstract

Synovial sarcoma is a rare mesenchymal tumour with the worst prognosis among soft tissue tumours. Although chemosensitive, it can only be cured by complete surgical resection, often limited by its anatomical relations. We present a patient with a cervical synovial sarcoma. Three operations were performed followed by equal recurrences.

Key words:

• Synovial sarcoma
• cervical spine
• soft tissue
• neck
• metastasis

Declaration of interest:

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.