Magnetic resonance imaging features of renal synovial sarcoma: a case report

Cancer Imaging. 2008 Mar 25;8(1):45-7. doi: 10.1102/1470-7330.2008.0005.

Abstract

Primary renal synovial sarcoma (SS) was first described in 2000 by Argani, with only a few subsequent cases being reported in the English literature. Herein, we describe a case of a 52-year-old woman who presented with right flank pain. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 6-cm mass in the lower pole of the right kidney. T1 and T2 weighted imaging revealed a heterogeneous mass with triple sign. There was post-contrast enhancement. Imaging, histology and immunostaining together made the diagnosis of SS of the kidney.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Nephrectomy
  • Sarcoma, Synovial / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoma, Synovial / surgery