Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma-A Histological Surprise in a Male Patient Who Was Suspected to Have Breast Cancer

Overview

Journal J Clin Diagn Res

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2013 Jun 5

PMID 23730668

Citations 2

Authors

Sunitha Susan Varghese

Balukrishna Sasidharan

Subramaniam Kandasamy

Marie Therese Manipadam

Selvamani Backianathan

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Abstract

Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (ASPS) is a very rare type of soft tissue sarcoma. Its cell of origin is unclear. It usually presents in the second to fourth decade of life. The most common reported sites of ASPS are the lower extremities, the head and the neck. Because of the rarity of this disease, there is no standard treatment plan. Surgical excision with negative margins is considered as the treatment of choice. We are reporting a rare presentation of ASPS as a male breast lump.

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