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Establishment of a Primary Culture of Patient-derived Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Published on: April 11, 2018
Myoepithelial Carcinoma of Soft Tissue: Report of Two Cases
Alexandra R Richards1, Gayathri Vijayakumar1, Ankica Braun2
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Section of Orthopedic Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Case:
A 40-year-old man was evaluated for a painful mass on his right calf, and a 36-year-old woman presented with a painless mass on her right foot. Final pathology revealed marked nuclear atypia and positivity for S100/SOX10 and AE1/AE3 confirming diagnoses of myoepithelial carcinoma. Both patients underwent surgical resection and are without evidence of local recurrence or metastatic disease at 1-year follow-up.
Conclusion:
Soft-tissue tumors presenting in the extremities warrant careful evaluation and timely histopathologic diagnosis. Myoepithelial carcinomas are rare, aggressive tumors with a propensity for local recurrence and metastasis. Treatment of these tumors should be discussed by a multidisciplinary tumor team.
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