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Synovial sarcoma is a soft tissue sarcoma of unknown histogenesis and occurs predominantly in the lower extremities of young adults. The head and neck is a relative rare location. There are about 10 cases with laryngeal localization in the literature. We present a 24 year-old male with an endolaryngeal mass. Incisional biopsy and the hemilaryngectomy material revealed a biphasic synovial sarcoma. One year later a local recurrence occurred. Tumor excision and neck dissection were performed. Radiotherapy was added. Six months later lung metastases was discovered on thoracic CT. The patient received chemotherapy for 6 courses. The metastases responded well to chemotherapy and the patient is now alive without tumor on radiological and clinical examination after 3.5 years of follow-up.
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Bilgic, B., Mete, Ö., Öztürk, A.S. et al. Synovial sarcoma: A rare tumor of larynx. Pathol. Oncol. Res. 9, 242–245 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02893385
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