Primary giant synovial sarcoma of the right ankle in a woman living with HIV-AIDS: a rare concurrence

BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Mar 31;12(3):e228958. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228958.

Authors

Antonio Jose Reyes¹, Wesley Greaves², Kanterpersad Ramcharan³, Fidel Rampersad⁴

Affiliations

¹ Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit, San Fernando Teaching Hospital, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago.
² Pathology, San Fernando Teaching Hospital, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago.
³ Medicine, Surgi-Med Clinic, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago.
⁴ Radiology, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

No abstract available

Keywords: HIV / AIDS; malignant disease and immunosuppression; musculoskeletal and joint disorders; orthopaedics.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / virology*
Adult
Ankle / virology*
Female
HIV*
Humans
Sarcoma, Synovial / virology*