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.
Author
Year
No. cases
Age
Sex
Anatomic site
Extraosseous component
Morphology
Molecular confirmation
Clinical management
Clinical follow-up
Cohen et al.
1997
1
22
M
Proximal tibia
Yes
Biphasic
FISH
NA
NA
Hiraga et al.
1999
1
67
M
Distal radius
No
Monophasic
RT-PCR
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy; wide resection
Pulmonary metastases 8 months postoperative; metastases in radius treated with XRT; NED 2.5 years
O’Donnell et al.
2006
1
37
M
Proximal ulna
Yes
Monophasic
RT-PCR
Amputation
NED 1 year
Jung et al.
2007
1
21
F
Distal tibia
Yes
Monophasic
RT-PCR
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
NA
Verbeke et al.
2010
1
73
F
Fibula
No
Monophasic
FISH
Amputation
Pulmonary metastases after 0.25 years; ultimately DOD
Beck et al.
2011
1
53
M
Proximal tibia
Yes
Biphasic
FISH
Proximal tibial resection; adjuvant chemotherapy
Local recurrence at 3 years; AKA & chemotherapy; NED 8 months
Cao et al.
2014
1
26
M
Thoracic spine
Yes
Biphasic
RT-PCR
En bloc resection; adjuvant chemotherapy & XRT
NED 1 year
Fujibuchi et al.
2019
1
77
F
Distal ulna
No
Monophasic
RT-PCR
Wide resection
NED 2 years
Horvai et al.
2019
2
33
M
Tibia diaphysis
No
Monophasic
FISH
Curettage
Local recurrence & metastasis to inguinal lymph node; adjuvant chemotherapy; NED 7 years
36
M
Tibia diaphysis
No
Monophasic
FISH
En bloc resection
Local recurrence; NED 8 years
Caracciolo et al.
2019
1
33
M
Proximal femur
Yes
Monophasic
RT-PCR
Pulmonary metastases at initial presentation; neoadjuvant chemotherapy; proximal femoral resection
Progressive pulmonary metastases; adjuvant chemotherapy; no additional follow-up provided
McHugh et al.
2019
2
45
F
Humerus
No
Monophasic
FISH
Proximal humeral resection; adjuvant chemotherapy
NED 2 months
36
M
Metatarsal
Yes
Monophasic
FISH
NA
NA
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.