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Synovialosarcoma of the pharynx: A case report and literatture review
Chaker Kaoutar1, Ahmed Brahim Ahmedou1, Youssef Oukessou1
1ENT, Face and Neck Surgery Department, IBN ROCHD University Hospital, Faculty of medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Introduction:
Synovial sarcoma is a rare tumor to be encountered in the head and neck region and is always a challenge in terms of diagnosis, treatment, as our case.
Presentation Of Case:
We present a 23-year old female patient with synovial sarcoma of posterolateral pharyngeal wall. The radiological and clinicopathological features along with various diagnostic tests and treatment options are discussed.
Discussion:
The objective of this study is to describe - from a clinical case reported from our institution, and from literature review- the clinical, radiological and histological features of pharyngeal synovial sarcoma and to discuss its therapeutic management.
Conclusion:
Synovial sarcoma of pharynx is extremely a rare tumor in current practice.
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