Synovial Sarcoma

Synovial sarcoma is type of soft tissue sarcoma that occurs in the tissue around joints. It most commonly arises in the knee, and tends to affect young adults.

Specialists at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford provide a range of services for children and young adults with synovial sarcoma.

Stanford Expertise

Cancer is a serious disease. To get the best treatment, you want a physician who is familiar with your particular type of cancer. Yet, synovial sarcoma is rare.

The Cancer Center is a recognized center of cancer excellence and physicians here treat synovial sarcoma patients and actively research the disease and conduct clinical trials including:

• Trials of the C-kit inhibitor Gleevec
  
  
• Studies of the predictors of risk in patients receiving high dose chemotherapy

Treatment and Diagnosis

Because synovial sarcoma is rare, diagnosis can be difficult and getting an accurate diagnosis is extremely important to receive the most appropriate treatment.

Cancer Center physicians have expertise and the best technology available to diagnose and treat your disease.