[Combination effect of pirarubicin, ifosfamide, and vincristine sulfate in the treatment of advanced synovial sarcoma--report of a case].

Synovial sarcoma with pulmonary metastases appeared to be sensitive to multiagent chemotherapy of Pirarubicin, Ifosfamide, and Vincristine Sulfate. However, this chemotherapy regimen could not be continued because of severe hemorrhagic cystitis due to the toxicity of Ifosfamide. Even in the advanced stage, this multiagent chemotherapy would be useful for the treatment of synovial sarcoma, if hemorrhagic cystitis could be prevented.