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DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1250336
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Pericardial Synovial Sarcoma
Publication History
received April 29, 2010
Publication Date:
08 April 2011 (online)
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Abstract
We report a rare case of a primary synovial sarcoma of the pericardium. Surgical resection was incomplete and chemotherapy and radiotherapy (tomotherapy) were therefore administered. Regular cardiac magnetic resonance imaging scans were used throughout the follow-up, allowing effective planning and application of adjuvant therapies. The survival of our patient was 26 months, substantially longer than most previously reported cases.
Key words
Pericardium - synovial sarcoma - magnetic resonance imaging
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