Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma-A Histological Surprise in a Male Patient who was Suspected to have Breast Cancer
Published: April 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.2903
Sunitha Susan Varghese, Balukrishna Sasidharan, Subramaniam Kandasamy,
Marie Therese Manipadam, Selvamani Backianathan
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology,
Unit 1, CMC, Vellore, Tamil nadu, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology,
Unit 1, CMC, Vellore, Tamil nadu, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology,
CMC Vellore, Tamil nadu, India.
4. Professor, Department of Pathology,
CMC Vellore, Tamil nadu, India.
5. Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology,
Unit I, CMC Vellore, Christian Medical College,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sunitha Susan Varghese,
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology,
Unit I, CMC Vellore, Tamil nadu, 632004, India.
Phone: 91-9943062385
E-mail: sunithasusan@cmcvellore.ac.in
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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