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Synovial sarcoma is a malignant mesenchymal tumour, which makes up to 10% of all soft tissue sarcomas. It most often affects young adults and is commonly found in periarticular sites of the extremities. It may occur at other locations, including head and neck, heart, abdominal wall, mediastinum, and lung. Synovial sarcomas of the head and neck are rare, making up only 10% of all synovial sarcomas, and typically localising to the hypopharynx or parapharyngeal space. We report a first case of primary monophasic synovial sarcoma of the conjunctiva in a 29 year old man with no significant medical history, who developed an enlarging conjunctival lesion at the medial canthus of the right eye.
Case report
A 29 year old man presented with a 4 month history of a growing mass in the conjunctiva at the medial canthus of the right eye. Gross appearance was of …