Primary synovial sarcoma of the pleura: beware of misdiagnosis

H A Vohra; S Davies; H Vohra; M D Rosin; D R J Snead

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2004.08.004

Primary synovial sarcoma of the pleura: beware of misdiagnosis

Eur J Intern Med. 2004 Nov;15(7):465-466. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.08.004.

Authors

H A Vohra¹, S Davies, H Vohra, M D Rosin, D R J Snead

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom.

PMID: 15581753
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.08.004

Abstract

Primary synovial sarcoma of the pleura is an uncommon entity in the present medical literature. However, the paucity of documented cases may be due to misdiagnoses as a malignant mesothelioma in the past. Early diagnosis with new molecular techniques may improve the outcome of this tumour, which is believed to have a grave prognosis at present.