African Journal of Medical Case Reports

ISSN 2756-3316

African Journal of Medical Case Reports Vol. 8 (6), pp. 001-004, June, 2020. © International Scholars Journals

Case Report

Non articular synovial sarcoma of the back, a hairy nevus: An uncommon association!

Arcot Rekha* and Ravi Annamalai

Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Ramachandra University, India.

Accepted 19 May, 2020

Abstract

Giant hairy nevus is an uncommon malformation often associated with cutaneous malignancies. Synovial sarcomas are soft tissue sarcomas that occur in the lower limb. We present our case of synovial sarcoma of the posterior trunk, its association with a hairy nevus and review literature.

Key words: Synovial sarcoma, back, chromosomal translocation, hairy nevus.