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Poor outcome of comprehensive therapy in a case of laryngeal synovial sarcoma
Yang-Yang Bao1, Quin-Ying Wang, Shui-Hong Zhou
1Department of Otolaryngology, Zejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Background:
Synovial sarcoma is common in the extremities. Our search revealed only 17 cases of synovial sarcoma of the larynx in the English-language literature.
Case Report:
We report an additional case of a 37-year-old man with primary laryngeal synovial sarcoma who underwent positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) following the treatment. Although the patient received comprehensive therapy including surgery, radiotherapy, repeated chemotherapies, and targeted therapies, he had an unfavourable outcome and died of distant metastases.
Conclusions:
In synovial sarcoma of the larynx, PET/CT can detect recurrence and metastasis. PET/CT can also predict the treatment effect in patients with synovial sarcoma.
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