Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (Apr 2013)

Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma-A Histological Surprise in a Male Patient who was Suspected to have Breast Cancer

  • Sunitha Susan Varghese,
  • Balukrishna Sasidharan,
  • Subramaniam Kandasamy,
  • Marie Therese Manipadam,
  • Selvamani Backianathan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/5510.2903
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 4
pp. 749 – 751

Abstract

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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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