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Aug 23, 2016 · The first surgery to remove a synovial sarcoma tumor may determine a patient’s prognosis. If the diagnosis was made after the tumor was removed, make sure the doctors got all the cancer out. If you’re still not confident, get a second opinion.
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Diagnosis of sarcomas can be challenging, but accurate...
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
May 19, 2021 · Synovial sarcomas (SS) represent a unique subset of STS and account for 5–10% of all STS. Synovial sarcoma differs from other STS by the relatively young age at diagnosis, anatomic location (peri-articular) and clinical presentation (slow-growing, painful lesions).
- Aaron M. Gazendam, Snezana Popovic, Sohaib Munir, Naveen Parasu, David Wilson, Michelle Ghert
- 10.3390/curroncol28030177
- 2021
- Curr Oncol. 2021 Jun; 28(3): 1909-1920.
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- When Should I See My Healthcare Provider?
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Cancer treatments for synovial sarcoma can take a toll on your body. The following can help boost your immune systemand help you stay strong: 1. Ease your stress with activities like meditation, mindfulnessor relaxation exercises. 2. Get plenty of rest and quality sleep. 3. Meet with a dietitian, especially if cancer treatment causes appetite chang...
You’ll have regular visits with your healthcare provider during and after synovial sarcoma treatment. In addition, you should call your provider if you develop any new or worsening symptoms.
You’ll have different questions during diagnosis, treatment and follow up. Some basic questions might be: 1. Where is my cancer located? 2. What caused my cancer? 3. Has my cancer spread? If so, how far? 4. What are my treatment options? 5. What are the possible side effects? 6. How will treatment affect my usual routines, like work, hobbies and ti...
Sep 13, 2021 · The findings support the above diagnosis. Synovial sarcoma has a variable prognosis. Major prognostic determinants are tumor stage at presentation, tumor size and FNCLCC tumor grade.
Aug 23, 2023 · Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a rare and malignant tumor of the connective tissues that presents challenges in diagnosis and treatment. 1,2 This article describes the epidemiology, clinical and genomic characteristics of SS, and the patient pathway from diagnosis to treatment.
Mar 7, 2018 · Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a rare, yet highly malignant, type of soft tissue sarcoma (STS), for which survival has not improved significantly during the past years. In this review, we focus on systemic treatment in adults. Compared to other STS, SS are relatively chemosensitive.
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Dec 8, 2017 · Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a rare sarcoma driven by a translocation between SS18 and SSX 1, 2, or 4. With approximately 800 to 1,000 cases a year in the United States, it most commonly affects young adults between the ages of 15 and 30 years. The resultant tumors are either monophasic (pure sarcomas), biphasic (a combination or epithelioid and ...
