BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Synovial sarcomas are soft-tissue tumors that rarely occur
in the head and neck. The purpose of this study was to evaluate their CT and MR imaging …

OBJECTIVE: MR images of six synovial sarcomas of the head and neck were evaluated to
determine their characteristic sites of origin, size, extent, intensity, and contrast …

The authors present three cases of histologically proved synovial sarcoma. CT is useful in
assessing erosive or destructive changes in bone, and in demonstrating calcifications. MR …

Primary synovial sarcoma is an unusual tumor of the head and neck. Fewer than 75 cases
have been reported in the literature. We have treated 7 additional cases; 3 in the …

Synovial sarcoma is typically an aggressive malignant tumor of the soft tissues, usually in
the extremities, that affects young adults. Tumors of the head and neck are rare. Reported …

• Synovial sarcoma, a malignant softtissue tumor that occurs primarily in the extremities, is
seen rarely in the head and neck. Although known to behave aggressively in the extremities …

Primary synovial sarcoma of the head and neck region is a rare tumor. This report describes
seven cases of primary synovial sarcomas, of which two were in the parapharyngeal region …

Eleven cases of synovial sarcoma of the head and neck are analyzed. Patients presented
with a mass either in the parapharynx, pharyngeal wall, or nape of the neck. The tumors …

Synovial sarcoma involving the head is rare, and data on the clinicopathologic
characteristics of such tumors are scant. In this study, we examined 36 synovial sarcomas of …

✓ Synovial sarcoma is a soft-tissue lesion occurring predominantly in the extremities of
young adults. Although the head and neck region is the second most common site of …