Synovial Sarcoma Complicating Total Knee Arthroplasty.
10.4055/cios.2017.9.4.547
- Author:
Olga D SAVVIDOU
1
;
George D CHLOROS
;
Panagiotis KOUTSOURADIS
;
Panayiotis D MEGALOIKONOMOS
;
Eva SKARPIDI
;
Panayiotis J PAPAGELOPOULOS
Author Information
1. The First Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece. olgasavvidou@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Osteoarthritis;
Knee;
Sarcoma;
Synovial;
Diagnostic errors
- MeSH:
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*;
Biopsy;
Diagnostic Errors;
Extremities;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Knee;
Osteoarthritis;
Reoperation;
Sarcoma;
Sarcoma, Synovial*;
Synovitis
- From:Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery
2017;9(4):547-552
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Synovial sarcoma is a relatively common periarticular soft tissue malignancy, occurring mostly in the extremities of younger patients. Occasionally, diversity in its clinical features may lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate management. The authors report herein a unique case of a patient who underwent a primary total knee arthroplasty to treat osteoarthritis. During the operation, a mass was discovered but was attributed to synovitis. Biopsy revealed a rare intra-articular synovial sarcoma. The patient underwent reoperation with wide excision and endoprosthesis placement and is disease-free at the 8-year follow-up.
