PMID- 10645714 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000203 LR - 20091021 IS - 0030-6002 (Print) IS - 0030-6002 (Linking) VI - 140 IP - 48 DP - 1999 Nov 28 TI - [Dual fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis of synovial sarcoma]. PG - 2691-4 AB - Synovial sarcoma have (about in 95% of the cases) the specific and characteristic reciprocal chromosomal translocation t(X; 18) (p11.2; q 11.2). Application of dual-colour fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) on interphase nuclei to identify the specific translocation has a diagnostic importance for daily pathological practice. For visualisation of the translocated chromosomal fragments of synovial sarcoma cells on imprint smears, chromosome X painting probes and chromosome 18 centromeric probes were used. Our present study indicates that the precise preoperative diagnosis of synovial sarcoma using dual-colour FISH is possible on smears and this possibility (to identify specific chromosomal translocations in soft tissue tumours) is a landmark in the preoperative diagnosis of soft tissue sarcomas. FAU - Sapi, Z AU - Sapi Z AD - Pathologiai Osztaly, Haynal Imre Egeszsegtudomanyi Egyetem, Onkopathologiai es Citodiagnosztikai Tanszek, Budapest. FAU - Antal, I AU - Antal I FAU - Turi, A AU - Turi A FAU - Szendroi, M AU - Szendroi M FAU - Bodo, M AU - Bodo M LA - hun PT - Case Reports PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article TT - Synovalis sarcoma kettos jelolesu fluorescens in situ hibridizacios vizsgalata. PL - Hungary TA - Orv Hetil JT - Orvosi hetilap JID - 0376412 SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Fingers MH - Foot MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Sarcoma, Synovial/*diagnosis/genetics/pathology/surgery MH - Soft Tissue Neoplasms/diagnosis/genetics/pathology/surgery MH - Translocation, Genetic EDAT- 2000/01/25 00:00 MHDA- 2000/01/25 00:01 CRDT- 2000/01/25 00:00 PHST- 2000/01/25 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2000/01/25 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2000/01/25 00:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Orv Hetil. 1999 Nov 28;140(48):2691-4.