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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1951;33:459-473.
© 1951 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

SYNOVIAL SARCOMATA

JOHN F. TILLOTSON M.D.1, JOHN R. MCDONALD M.D.2, and JOSEPH M. JANES M.D.3

1 Fellow in Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Foundation
2 Division of Surgical Pathology, Mayo Clinic
3 Section on Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic

Synovial sarcoma is a rare tumor. Almost three-fourths of all patients having these tumors are less than forty years of age and about half of them are less than thirty years of age. The most frequent sites are the knee, foot, thigh, ankle, hand, and elbow, in the order mentioned.

The course tends to be long, and the patient often undergoes repeated local excisions and continues to have recurrences even after many years. The tumor is highly malignant and spreads readily to regional nodes, to the lungs, or to both. Consequently the prognosis is poor. Only one of our patients has survived five years or more after operation without recurrence or metastasis.


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