Surgical excision of synovial sarcoma of the neck followed by regular follow-up is recommended due to its rarity and poor overall prognosis.
Synovial sarcoma of the head and neck is rare and requires surgical excision with regular follow-up for at least 3 years due to unpredictable biologic behavior.
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Synovial sarcoma is an uncommon neoplasm accounting between 8 and 10% of all soft tissue malignancies. Involvement of the head and neck region is rare. So far, fewer than 100 cases have been reported in the literature and only a few originated in the soft palate, tongue, larynx, hypopharynx, and cervical oesophagus. We report the case of a synovial sarcoma of the parapharyngeal space in a 72-year-old female, and experience in the behaviour and surgical treatment of this neoplasm is described. The patient has remained disease free for 28 months, with regular follow-up. Based upon this case and the others reported in the literature, synovial sarcoma does not have a good overall prognosis, and on account of its rarity and unpredictable biologic behaviour, surgical excision, and regular clinical and radiographic follow-up for at least 3 years are strongly recommended.
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