Radiologic-Pathologic Conference of Keller Army Community Hospital at West Point, the United States Military Academy
Synovial Sarcoma of the Chest Wall
Liem T. Bui-Mansfield1,
Keith J. Kaplan2 and
Jason Boardman3
1 Department of Radiology, Keller Army Community Hospital, 900 Washington Rd.,
West Point, NY 10996-1197.
2 Department of Pathology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave.,
Washington, DC 20307-5001.
3 Department of Surgery, Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, NY
10996-1197.

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Fig. 1A. Synovial sarcoma of chest wall in 68-year-old man. Chest
radiograph shows soft-tissue mass (arrow) in left chest wall.
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Fig. 1B. Synovial sarcoma of chest wall in 68-year-old man.
Contrast-enhanced CT scan shows cystic mass with fluidfluid level
(arrow) in subcutaneous fat of left anterior chest wall.
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Fig. 1C. Synovial sarcoma of chest wall in 68-year-old man.
Photomicrograph of pathology specimen shows malignant-appearing epithelial
component (arrow) in malignant spindle cell component
(arrowhead) with pleomorphic nuclei and conspicuous mitoses. (H and
E, x40)
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Fig. 1D. Synovial sarcoma of chest wall in 68-year-old man.
Photomicrograph of pathology specimen shows malignant spindle cell component
with pleomorphic nuclei and numerous mitoses. (H and E, x40)
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