Case Report

Year : 2019 | Volume : 2 | Issue : 1 | Page : 18-21

Monophasic (spindle cell) synovial sarcoma of mandible

Jagannath Dev Sharma, Argha Baruah, Lopa Mudra Kakoti, Anupam Sarma, Shiraj Ahmed,Amal Chandra Kataki1

Departments of Pathology and 1 Gynaecological Oncology, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Argha Baruah, Room No. 111, Department of Pathology, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati ‐ 781 028, Assam, India.

E‐mail: argha20@gmail.com

Abstract

Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a malignant soft-tissue tumor of uncertain histogenesis. It is a malignant mesenchymal tumor commonly affecting the extremities. Rarely, it is seen in areas without any relationship to synovial structures. Only 6%–7% of cases have been reported in the head-and-neck region. In head-and-neck region, it usually involves the hypopharynx, parapharyngeal space, and posterior pharyngeal region. A few cases in mandible have been described in literature. Hereby, we report a rare case of monophasic (spindle cell) SS of the mandible in a 17-year-old male with a previous history of tooth extraction along with an unhealed socket.

Keywords: Mandible, spindle cell, synovial sarcoma

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How to cite this article: Sharma JD, Baruah A, Kakoti LM, Sarma A, Ahmed S, Kataki AC. Monophasic (spindle cell) synovial sarcoma of mandible. Int J Head Neck Pathol 2019;2:18-21.