Alsharief Alaa N, Fageeh Musa, Alabdulkarim Yousof
King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, P,O, Box 59046, Riyadh 11525 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Med Case Rep. 2012 Mar 13;6:83. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-83.
Synovial sarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor mainly arising in the peri-articular tissue in young adults. There are few cases reported in other areas.
We report the case of a 29-year-old Saudi woman of Arabian ethnicity with synovial sarcoma arising primarily from the ileum who presented with abdominal pain, a palpable mass and incomplete intestinal obstruction. A literature review was performed to gather information on this rare gastrointestinal tract sarcoma.
Although it is a rare tumor of the pre-articular tissues, synovial sarcoma can present, in exceedingly rare cases, in unusual anatomical sites such as the gastrointestinal tract. We believe the reporting of all rare or unexpected presentations of sarcoma will eventually improve our understanding of this relatively unusual malignancy.
滑膜肉瘤是一种罕见的恶性间充质肿瘤，主要发生于年轻成年人的关节周围组织。其他部位报道的病例较少。
我们报告一例29岁的沙特阿拉伯族女性，患有主要起源于回肠的滑膜肉瘤，表现为腹痛、可触及肿块及不完全性肠梗阻。进行了文献综述以收集有关这种罕见的胃肠道肉瘤的信息。
尽管滑膜肉瘤是关节前组织的罕见肿瘤，但在极少数情况下，它可出现在诸如胃肠道等不寻常的解剖部位。我们认为，报告肉瘤的所有罕见或意外表现最终将增进我们对这种相对不常见的恶性肿瘤的了解。
