Abstract
We report a fifth case of a transverse colon primary synovial sarcoma. A 31-year-old man with history of grade I obesity presented to an outpatient clinic reporting 6 months of intermittent colicky abdominal pain associated with haematochezia and rectal bleeding. Colonoscopy reported a partially obstructive intraluminal tumour lesion located in the transverse colon. There was no evidence of metastatic disease in the extension studies, so the patient was admitted to the hospital for a laparoscopic subtotal colectomy. Histopathology demonstrated intermediate-grade synovial sarcoma. At the third year of follow-up, the patient presented metastases on the chest wall, which required extensive resection and complementary oncological management.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e239088 |
Journal | BMJ Case Reports |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Jul 2021 |
Keywords
- colon cancer
- gastrointestinal surgery
- pathology
- surgical oncology