Sarcoma, Synovial
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A malignant neoplasm arising from tenosynovial tissue of the joints and in synovial cells of tendons and bursae. The legs are the most common site, but the tumor can occur in the abdominal wall and other trunk muscles. There are two recognized types: the monophasic (characterized by sheaths of monotonous spindle cells) and the biphasic (characterized by slit-like spaces or clefts within the tumor, lined by cuboidal or tall columnar epithelial cells). These sarcomas occur most commonly in the second and fourth decades of life. ,Created For = LHSA-Dott
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
PR2.4177, 1946
Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4177
Scope and Contents
Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 18 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: headache; fibrosarcoma; papilloedema; shoulder pain; failure of vision; synoviosarcoma; hydrocephalus; ependymoblastoma; and metastasis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.
Dates:
1946