Synovial sarcoma of the hard palate

P J Ameerally; S K Sira; A W Barrett; P Hollows

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2003.12.005

Synovial sarcoma of the hard palate

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2004 Jun;42(3):261-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2003.12.005.

Authors

P J Ameerally¹, S K Sira, A W Barrett, P Hollows

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK. pjameerally@yahoo.co.uk

PMID: 15121277
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2003.12.005

Abstract

Synovial sarcoma is a rare soft tissue tumour of uncertain histogenesis and intraorally they occur mainly in young adults. We present a case of synovial sarcoma of the hard palate in a 68-year-old woman. To our knowledge, there is no previously reported instance of this tumour at this site.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Palatal Neoplasms / pathology*
Palate, Hard / pathology*
Sarcoma, Synovial / pathology*