Synovial sarcoma of the hand--a literature study

Ninety cases of synovial sarcoma of the hand, including eight case reports have been described during the last fifty years, (1934-1984). 8.5% of all synovial sarcomata involve the hand, and affect predominantly individuals under the age of thirty. The five-year survival of these cases was 18% and th...

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Published in:	Journal of hand surgery, British volume Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 471
Main Authors:	Dreyfuss, U Y, Boome, R S, Kranold, D H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Scotland 01-10-1986
Subjects:	Hand Humans Sarcoma, Synovial - epidemiology Sarcoma, Synovial - therapy Soft Tissue Neoplasms - epidemiology Soft Tissue Neoplasms - therapy
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Summary:	Ninety cases of synovial sarcoma of the hand, including eight case reports have been described during the last fifty years, (1934-1984). 8.5% of all synovial sarcomata involve the hand, and affect predominantly individuals under the age of thirty. The five-year survival of these cases was 18% and the ten-year survival 9%.
ISSN:	0266-7681
DOI:	10.1016/0266-7681(86)90188-9