Case Report

Primary Intraosseous Synovial Sarcoma with Molecular Confirmation: Expanding and Clarifying the Spectrum of This Rare Neoplasm

Table 1

Reported cases of primary intraosseous synovial sarcoma with molecular confirmation of the diagnosis.

AuthorYearNo. casesAgeSexAnatomic siteExtraosseous componentMorphologyMolecular confirmationClinical managementClinical follow-up

Cohen et al.1997122MProximal tibiaYesBiphasicFISHNANA

Hiraga et al.1999167MDistal radiusNoMonophasicRT-PCRNeoadjuvant chemotherapy; wide resectionPulmonary metastases 8 months postoperative; metastases in radius treated with XRT; NED 2.5 years

O’Donnell et al.2006137MProximal ulnaYesMonophasicRT-PCRAmputationNED 1 year

Jung et al.2007121FDistal tibiaYesMonophasicRT-PCRNeoadjuvant chemotherapyNA

Verbeke et al.2010173FFibulaNoMonophasicFISHAmputationPulmonary metastases after 0.25 years; ultimately DOD

Beck et al.2011153MProximal tibiaYesBiphasicFISHProximal tibial resection; adjuvant chemotherapyLocal recurrence at 3 years; AKA & chemotherapy; NED 8 months

Cao et al.2014126MThoracic spineYesBiphasicRT-PCREn bloc resection; adjuvant chemotherapy & XRTNED 1 year

Fujibuchi et al.2019177FDistal ulnaNoMonophasicRT-PCRWide resectionNED 2 years

Horvai et al.2019233MTibia diaphysisNoMonophasicFISHCurettageLocal recurrence & metastasis to inguinal lymph node; adjuvant chemotherapy; NED 7 years
36MTibia diaphysisNoMonophasicFISHEn bloc resectionLocal recurrence; NED 8 years

Caracciolo et al.2019133MProximal femurYesMonophasicRT-PCRPulmonary metastases at initial presentation; neoadjuvant chemotherapy; proximal femoral resectionProgressive pulmonary metastases; adjuvant chemotherapy; no additional follow-up provided

McHugh et al.2019245FHumerusNoMonophasicFISHProximal humeral resection; adjuvant chemotherapyNED 2 months
36MMetatarsalYesMonophasicFISHNANA

Total cases: 13. Poorly differentiated (the remainder of the monophasic tumors is of the spindle cell/fibrous type). Abbreviations: M: male; F: female; FISH: fluorescent in situ hybridization; RT-PCR: reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction; NA: not applicable (not reported); XRT: radiation therapy; NED: no evidence of disease; DOD: dead of disease.