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Table 2 57 cases of synovial sarcoma of the hand-wrist in the Pub-Med English literature (1983–2020): demographic, pathologic, clinical, and therapeutic features are reported for each case

From: Synovial sarcoma of the hand-wrist: a case report and review of the literature

Case #

Author

Sex

Age

Race

Location

Duration of symptoms before diagnosis (years)

Maximum dimension (cm)

Histologic subtype

Metastases at diagnosis

Treatment

Follow-up period (years)

Follow-up outcome

Previous erroneous diagnosis

1

Kinsella [22]

F

18

NS

Hand palmar surface

NS

NS

NS

No

S + RT

2.5

No recurrence

2

Adeyemi-Doro [23]

F

23

African

Finger

0.25

NS

NS

No

S

0.25

Lung metastases

3

Louis [24]a

M

8

NS

Hand palmar surface

NS

NS

NS

No

S

12

Multiple local recurrences

Fibroma

4

O’Leary [27]

F

24

NS

Wrist

NS

NS

Poorly differentiated

No

S + RT

1.2

Lung metastases

5

Weiss [28]a

M

75

NS

Hand palmar surface

NS

2.5

Monophasic

No

S

NS

Lung metastases

Carpal tunnel

6

Fleegler [30]aa

F

82

NS

Hand palmar surface/wrist

2

6.5

NS

No

S

0.5

Lung metastases

Carpal tunnel

7

Fleegler [30]a

F

42

NS

Hand, between metacarpals

2

5

NS

No

S

10

No recurrence

Arthritis

8

Brien [31]

NS

27

NS

Hand dorsal surface

NS

< 5

NS

No

S + RT

3

Died of recurrence of disease

9

Brien [31]

NS

16

NS

Hand palmar surface

NS

< 5

NS

No

S + CT

1.1

Died of recurrence of disease

10

Brien [31]

NS

19

NS

Hand, between metacarpals

NS

< 5

NS

No

S + CT

1.25

No recurrence

11

Brien [31]

NS

24

NS

Hand dorsal surface

NS

> 5

NS

No

S

5.4

No recurrence

12

Brien [31]

NS

63

NS

Hand palmar surface

NS

< 5

NS

No

S + RT

2.5

No recurrence

13

Brien [31]

NS

28

NS

Hand palmar surface

NS

> 5

NS

No

S

4

No recurrence

14

Brien [31]

NS

18

NS

Finger

NS

< 5

NS

No

S + RT

4.9

Died of recurrence of disease

15

Brien [31]

NS

42

NS

Wrist

NS

< 5

NS

No

S + RT

2.5

Died of recurrence of disease

16

Nakajima [34]

F

23

Asian

Hand palmar surface

0.2

0.6

Poorly differentiated

No

S

2.3

No recurrence

17

Chesser [35]

M

16

NS

Median nerve at the wrist

1

2

Biphasic

No

S + RT

1

No recurrence

18

Harjai [36]

M

6

NS

Hand palmar surface

3

3

Biphasic

No

S + RT

 

LTF

19

McPhee [37]

M

70

NS

Finger

NS

≤ 5

NS

No

S

2.25

No recurrence

20

McPhee [37]

M

41

NS

Wrist

NS

≤ 5

NS

No

S + RT

2.6

No recurrence

21

Wong [39]

M

35

NS

Hand between metacarpals

A few months

NS

Monophasic

No

S + RT

 

LTF

22

Wong [39]

M

20

NS

Hand palmar surface

0.5

NS

NS

No

S + RT

 

LTF

23

Egger [40]

F

34

NS

Hand, between metacarpals

0.6

6

Monophasic

No

S + CT + RT

1

Lung metastasis

24

Imaizumi [41]a

F

11

NS

Wrist

10

4

Monophasic

No

CT + S

1.1

No recurrence

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

25

Kawai [42]

M

9

NS

Hand palmar surface

0.25

3

NS

No

S + CT

4.1

No recurrence

26

Kawai [42]

F

11

NS

Wrist

1

3

NS

No

S + CT

4.5

No recurrence

27

Kawai [42]

M

25

NS

Hand palmar surface

1.3

4

NS

No

S + RT + CT

2.8

No recurrence

28

Michal [8]

M

8

NS

Hand palmar surface

NS

0.8

Monophasic

No

S

2

No recurrence

29

Michal [8]

M

20

NS

Snuff box

NS

0.8

Monophasic

No

S + RT

14.7

No recurrence

30

Michal [8]

F

20

NS

Hand-wrist, NOS

NS

0.9

Monophasic

No

S + RT

7.5

No recurrence

31

Michal [8]

F

23

NS

Finger

NS

0.7

Monophasic

No

S

12.8

No recurrence

32

Michal, [8]

M

24

NS

Finger

NS

0.6

Biphasic

No

S

 

LTF

33

Michal [8]

M

29

NS

Hand dorsal surface

NS

0.5

Monophasic

No

S + RT + CT

14.7

No recurrence

34

Michal [8]

F

29

NS

Hand, NOS

NS

0.6

Biphasic

No

S

 

LTF

35

Michal [8]

F

35

NS

Hand palmar surface

NS

0.8

Monophasic

No

S

 

LTF

36

Michal [8]

F

37

NS

Hand, NOS

NS

0.5

Biphasic

No

S

 

LTF

37

Michal [8]

F

40

NS

Hand, between metacarpals

NS

0.6

Monophasic

No

S

17

No recurrence

38

Michal [8]

M

49

NS

Hand dorsal surface

NS

0.9

Biphasic

No

S + RT

32.2

No recurrence

39

Michal [8]

F

49

NS

Finger

NS

0.7

Monophasic

No

S

16.3

No recurrence

40

Michal [8]

F

49

NS

Finger

NS

0.9

Biphasic

No

S

 

LTF

41

Muramatsu [45]

M

61

NS

Finger

NS

NS

NS

No

S

11.4

No recurrence

42

Bar [48]

M

37

NS

Hand, NOS

NS

NS

Monophasic

No

S + RT

11

Lung metastasis

43

Bar [48]

M

30

NS

Hand, NOS

NS

NS

NS

No

S + RT

16

Lung metastasis

44

Gilleard [49]

M

12

NS

Wrist

1.5

5

Biphasic

No

S + RT

2

No recurrence

45

Puhaindran [50]

M

80

NS

Hand, NOS

NS

7.5

NS

No

S + RT

1.7

No recurrence

46

Puhaindran [50]

M

40

NS

Hand, NOS

NS

6.5

NS

No

S + RT

10

No recurrence

47

Steinstraesser [6]

M

31

Caucasian

Wrist

0.25

2.5

Biphasic

No

S + RT

1

No recurrence

48

Casal [13]

F

63

Caucasian

Hand palmar surface

3

10

Monophasic

No

S + RT + CT

11.5

Died of local recurrence of disease

49

Muramatsu [52, 70]

M

40

NS

Wrist

0.66

3

Monophasic

No

CT + S + RT

0.5

No recurrence

50

Kim [53]

M

26

NS

Digital nerve

NS

1.5

Monophasic

No

S + RT

1.5

No recurrence

51

Maia [54]

M

34

NS

Wrist

0.25

3

Poorly differentiated

No

S

0.9

Lung and lymph node metastases

52

Puhaindran [55]

F

12

NS

Wrist

NS

NS

NS

No

S + RT + CT

9

Second tumor (osteosarcoma)

53

Damato [58]

M

50

Caucasian

Hand, NOS

NS

NS

Monophasic

No

S + RT

1

Local recurrence and multiple lung metastases

54

Sahoo [60]a

F

22

NS

Hand palmar surface

10

NS

Biphasic

No

S

6

Multiple local recurrences treated with RT, CT and surgical amputation. LTF after 3 additional years.

Abscess with hematoma

55

Fujibuchi [64]

F

77

NS

Wrist

0.08

NS

NS

No

S

2

No recurrence

56

Karki [65]

F

45

Caucasian

Hand palmar surface

0.66

3

Monophasic

No

S

1

No recurrence

57

Ohan [66]

M

34

NS

Hand palmar surface

A few years

4.7

Monophasic

No

S + RT + CT

3.5

No recurrence

  1. F female, M male, NS not specified, NOS not otherwise specified, S surgery, RT radiotherapy, CT chemotherapy
  2. aCases for which the first diagnosis was mistakenly different than synovial sarcoma and the patients were initially treated for the erroneous condition. In these cases, the “duration of symptoms before diagnosis”—whenever present—includes the period of treatment for the erroneous diagnosis