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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Scans to be undertaken before, during, and after treatment

Various scanning techniques can be used to further localise and identify this cancer:

• X-ray
• CT
• MRI

During treatment, the patient may have Bone Density Scans, to measure the impact of the chemotherapy on the skeleton.

External links

• WebMD
• eMedicine
• Synovial Sarcoma by Andrea Ferrari, MD and Paolo Collini MD

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