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

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, the...

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Published inJournal of clinical and diagnostic research Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 749 - 751
Main Authors Varghese, Sunitha Susan, Sasidharan, Balukrishna, Kandasamy, Subramaniam, Manipadam, Marie Therese, Backianathan, Selvamani
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India JCDR Research and Publications (P) Limited 01.04.2013
JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
Subjects
asps
breast lump
Case Report
male
sarcoma
Male
ASPS
Sarcoma
Breast lump
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Summary: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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ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2013/5510.2903