Medical Practice and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Med. Pract. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2596
  • DOI: 10.5897/MPR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 44

Case Report

Non articular synovial sarcoma of the back, a hairy nevus: An uncommon association!

Arcot Rekha
  • Arcot Rekha
  • Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, India.
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Ravi Annamalai
  • Ravi Annamalai
  • Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, India.
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  •  Accepted: 19 May 2011
  •  Published: 30 May 2011

Abstract

Giant hairy nevus is an uncommon malformation often associated with cutaneous malignancies. Synovial sarcomas are soft tissue sarcomas that occur in the lower limb. We present our case of synovial sarcoma of the posterior trunk, its association with a hairy nevus and review literature.

 

Key words: Synovial sarcoma, back, chromosomal translocation, hairy nevus.