Synovialosarcoma of the pharynx: A case report and literatture review.

INTRODUCTION

Synovial sarcoma is a rare tumor to be encountered in the head and neck region and is always a challenge in terms of diagnosis, treatment, as our case.

PRESENTATION OF CASE: We present a 23-year old female patient with synovial sarcoma of posterolateral pharyngeal wall. The radiological and clinicopathological features along with various diagnostic tests and treatment options are discussed.

DISCUSSION: The objective of this study is to describe - from a clinical case reported from our institution, and from literature review- the clinical, radiological and histological features of pharyngeal synovial sarcoma and to discuss its therapeutic management.

CONCLUSION

Synovial sarcoma of pharynx is extremely a rare tumor in current practice.