SYNOVIAL SARCOMA OF THE HEART

Primary synovial sarcomas of the heart are exceptionally rare tumours, only five being previously documented, We report a sixth case and rev iew published data, Ages ranged from 13-53 (mean 40.8) years. There we re four men and two women who characteristically presented with syncop e or dyspnoea, Most of the tumours arose in the right atrium where the y formed pedunculated or polypoid masses, In the previously documented cases, all patients died within 9 months, However in our case, local excision was felt to have been complete and the patient remains diseas e free at 10 months.