Abstract |
Synovial sarcoma is a soft-tissue sarcoma of the extremities developing in young adults that has rarely been reported in the orbit. Synovial sarcoma is associated with a unique translocation, resulting in an SYT-SSX fusion gene. We analyze 7 published periocular cases, together with the current one, to gain a better appreciation of the features of the tumor in this location and to compare the findings with those derived from nonophthalmic studies. An inferior orbital mass developed in a 31-year-old woman after experiencing periorbital and hemifacial pain for more than a decade. Radiographically, the mass was circumscribed and displayed coarse internal calcifications. A large but subtotal excision with histopathologic examination disclosed a primitive tumor composed of spindled and ovoid cells. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated positivity for nuclear transducin-like enhancer of split 1 and membranous CD99, typical for synovial sarcoma. Fluorescence in situ hybridization identified a (X,18) translocation in the tumor cells. The patient underwent postoperative adjuvant proton beam radiotherapy with a good response that has been maintained during 1 year of follow-up. Orbital soft-tissue tumors of all types are increasingly identified by their distinctive genetic signatures that offer more specificity than standard immunohistochemical tests.
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Authors | Anna M Stagner, Frederick A Jakobiec, Aaron Fay |
Journal | Survey of ophthalmology
(Surv Ophthalmol)
2017 Mar - Apr
Vol. 62
Issue 2
Pg. 227-236
ISSN: 1879-3304 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 27697479
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
- SYT-SSX fusion protein
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Topics |
- Adult
- Biomarkers, Tumor
(genetics, metabolism)
- Biopsy
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Molecular Biology
(methods)
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
(genetics, metabolism)
- Orbital Neoplasms
(diagnosis, genetics)
- Sarcoma, Synovial
(diagnosis, genetics)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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