Pediatric intradural extramedullary synovial sarcoma: case report.

OBJECTIVE

The diagnosis of intradural synovial sarcoma has not been previously published. This report provides a summary of the literature on this tumor and on tumors arising in this location, as well as a description of this patient's clinical course.

CLINICAL PRESENTATION: An 11-year-old girl presented with back pain and radiculopathy. A magnetic resonance imaging scan of the spine revealed a spinal intradural, extramedullary mass at L2-L4 and four additional nodules of enhancement.

INTERVENTION: The mass was nearly totally resected. Radiation and chemotherapy were administered. Intracranial metastases became evident during treatment. The patient died of the disease 14 months after diagnosis.

CONCLUSION

The rapid progression of leptomeningeal metastasis despite maximal treatment demonstrates the aggressive nature of the tumor and the need for further study.