Synovial Sarcoma

Abstract

THIS is a review of 25 patients bearing synovial sarcomas treated during the past ten years. These sarcomas are relatively rare, comprising approximately 8 per cent of all malignant neoplasms of the soft somatic tissues.^{1 2 3 4 5} Clinical FeaturesAge and SexThere were 11 males (average age, thirty-four and nine-tenths years) and 14 females (average age, thirty-five years). Synovial sarcoma affects primarily persons in the younger age groups. Over 60 per cent of our patients were under forty years of age.LocationThe lower extremity was most frequently involved (72 per cent), the distribution being as follows: knee, 5; foot, 3; . . .