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Case Reports: Rare disease
Primary pleuropulmonary synovial sarcoma presenting with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax
  1. Quan Do1,
  2. Vatsala Katiyar2,
  3. James Rizzo3 and
  4. Vikas Singh2
  1. 1Internal Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  2. 2Medical Oncology/Hematology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  3. 3Pathology, Baptist Health Floyd, New Albany, Indiana, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Quan Do; quan.do{at}louisville.edu

Abstract

Primary pleuropulmonary synovial sarcoma (PPSS) is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm, accounting for less than 0.5% of all primary lung tumours. Presentation is often vague and may include cough, chest pain or dyspnoea. Due to the tumour’s rarity, diagnosis can be challenging, and not much is known about the disease process or optimal treatment course. In this case report, we describe an older female patient who underwent blebectomy for recurrent pneumothorax. No masses or suspected lesions were found on CT imaging besides the bleb. The bleb was then found to be PPSS via RT-PCR cytology. This case aims to increase awareness of malignant tumours clinically presenting as recurrent pneumothorax with no discrete lung mass on CT imaging. We also highlight the importance of cytogenetics to confirm the diagnosis of this rare tumour.

  • Lung cancer (oncology)
  • Pneumothorax
  • Radiology
  • Cancer intervention
  • Pathology

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2023-254560

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors QD was involved in the initial draft of the manuscript and its subsequent revisions. VK was involved in the review and editing of the manuscript. JR provided pathology reports and slides. VS supervised the project and was directly involved in patient care.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.