[Primary Pulmonary Synovial Sarcoma Confirmed by Demonstration of SYT-SSX Fusion Gene Translocation by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization]

Kyobu Geka. 2017 Mar;70(3):191-195.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 58-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to a mass shadow noted on a chest X-ray. Chest computed tomography showed a 3 cm nodule in the left lung. Thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy was performed to remove the lesion, and the postoperative diagnosis was primary pulmonary synovial sarcoma according to the histology and SYT-SSX gene analysis.

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / genetics*
  • Sarcoma, Synovial / diagnosis
  • Sarcoma, Synovial / genetics*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
  • SYT-SSX fusion protein