Synovialosarcoma of the pharynx: A case report and literatture review

Chaker Kaoutar; Ahmed Brahim Ahmedou; Youssef Oukessou; Redallah Abada; Roubal Mohamed; Mahtar Mohamed

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.02.025

Synovialosarcoma of the pharynx: A case report and literatture review

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Mar:80:105639. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.02.025. Epub 2021 Feb 13.

Authors

Chaker Kaoutar¹, Ahmed Brahim Ahmedou², Youssef Oukessou³, Redallah Abada³, Roubal Mohamed³, Mahtar Mohamed³

Affiliations

¹ ENT, Face and Neck Surgery Department, IBN ROCHD University Hospital, Faculty of medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco. Electronic address: kaoutar1990ckr@gmail.com.
² ENT, Face and Neck Surgery Department, IBN ROCHD University Hospital, Faculty of medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco. Electronic address: a.ahmedbrahim@gmail.com.
³ ENT, Face and Neck Surgery Department, IBN ROCHD University Hospital, Faculty of medicine and Pharmacy, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Immunohistochemistry; Pharynx; Synovial sarcoma; Treatement.

Publication types

Case Reports