Synovial Sarcoma Causes Near Joint Tenderness Pain Symptoms

Do you have a tender or painful mass by, not in, one of your joints? Synovial sarcoma, a cancerous tumor in the soft tissue, may be your cause for swelling.

Synovial sarcoma usually develops around a joint, the thigh near the knee mostly.   Although, your arms, trunk, head, neck and abdominal region can be the site for this slow growing malignant sarcoma.

A synovial sarcoma doesn’t arise from joint lining synovial tissue, despite its name.  Tender inflammation within a joint is more likely caused by arthritis, bursitis or synovitis.

This form of cancer is rare. Adolescent and young adults are the highest risk groups for synovial sarcomas.

Synovial sarcoma can cause symptoms beyond painful mass tenderness.  For instance, you may experience joint range of motion limitation, limping and numbness.

In half the cases, synovial cancer has metastasized by the time these symptoms are medically addressed. It’s known to spread to other areas like your lungs, lymph nodes or bone marrow.

Treatment involves surgical removal of the synovial tumor.  Nearby muscle and lymph nodes may be cut out as well. For health preservation, limb amputation is sometimes required because of the location and size of your sarcoma.

In conjunction with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation might be involved.

It’s not uncommon for synovial cancer to recur. Because of this, routine health checks for cancer are in your future.

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