Case report 878: Densely calcifying synovial sarcoma of the hip metastatic to the lungs

Skeletal Radiol. 1994 Nov;23(8):673-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02580396.

Abstract

We discuss a patient with an occult, densely calcified synovial sarcoma of the hip who came to clinical attention because of pulmonary metastases. When synovial sarcomas present with dense and conglomerate calcification, they may be confused with benign processes such as myositis ossificans or tumoral calcinosis. Malignancies such as extraskeletal osteogenic sarcoma, extraskeletal chondrosarcoma, and mesenchymal chondrosarcoma must also be considered in the differential diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hip* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hip* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Radiography
  • Sarcoma, Synovial / diagnostic imaging*
  • Sarcoma, Synovial / pathology