Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma Arising from the Kidney: Imaging and Clinical Features

• Published in: Korean journal of radiology Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 381 - 385
• Main Authors: Kim, Jung Myung, Im, Soo Ah, Oh, Soon Nam, Chung, Nak Gyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Society of Radiology 01.05.2014; 대한영상의학회
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adolescent; Antigens; Biopsy; Chemotherapy; Cytoplasm; Diagnostic Imaging - methods; Humans; Kidney - pathology; Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis; Kidney Neoplasms - pathology; Lungs; Lymphatic system; Male; Medical imaging; Metastasis; Pediatric Imaging; Rare Diseases - diagnosis; Rare Diseases - pathology; Sarcoma; Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part - diagnosis; Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part - pathology; Tomography; Tumors; Veins & arteries; 방사선과학; United States > US; Germany; Sarcoma; Alveolar soft part sarcoma; Kidney
• ISSN: 1229-6929; 2005-8330; 2005-8330
• DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2014.15.3.381

Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is an extremely rare malignant soft tissue sarcoma primarily affecting young patients. It usually occurs in the lower extremities, although it can occur in soft tissue anywhere in the body. However, to our knowledge, there has been no case of primary ASPS originating from the kidney in the literature. We herein present the imaging and clinical features of an ASPS which occurred in a 16-year-old male presented as a palpable mass in the left side of the abdomen.