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Establishment of a Primary Culture of Patient-derived Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Published on: April 11, 2018
Alveolar soft part sarcoma of flexure tendon
Chatchai Pruksapong1, Kantang Satayasoontorn2
1Department of Plastic and reconstructive, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Abstract:
Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a very rare sarcoma, report <1% of all soft tissue tumor. Majority of cases were young adult and tumor occurred in lower extremities and trunk. Here, we present a case of 53-year-old Thai female with rapidly glowing mass over her right forearm. The magnetic resonance imaging scan demonstrated a hypervascular mass with multiple feeding vessels located in flexure tendon of right forearm. Ultrasound-guided biopsy revealed malignant poorly differentiated epithelioid neoplasm with clear cell feature and focal necrosis. Surgery may be considered the first-line treatment in localized ASPS and may potentially increase long-term survival. Complete surgical excision is the mainstay of treatment. TFE3 and Cathepsin K immunohistochemistry are useful in confirming a diagnosis of ASPS with a distinctive clinicopathologic features.
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