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,...

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Main Authors: Sunitha Susan Varghese, Balukrishna Sasidharan, Subramaniam Kandasamy, Marie Therese Manipadam, Selvamani Backianathan
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Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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spelling doaj-306d4c2a38724ab0a5af6188c7e52b2b2020-11-25T02:45:44ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2013-04-017474975110.7860/JCDR/2013/5510.2903Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma-A Histological Surprise in a Male Patient who was Suspected to have Breast CancerSunitha Susan Varghese0Balukrishna Sasidharan1Subramaniam Kandasamy2Marie Therese Manipadam3Selvamani Backianathan4Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Unit 1, CMC, Vellore, Tamil nadu, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Unit 1, CMC, Vellore, Tamil nadu, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, CMC Vellore, Tamil nadu, India. Professor, Department of Pathology, CMC Vellore, Tamil nadu, India.Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Unit I, CMC Vellore, Christian Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India.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.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/2903/40-%205510_E(C)_PF1(M)_F(P)_PF1(P)_PFA(P)_OLF_1.pdfaspssarcomamalebreast lump
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Marie Therese Manipadam
Selvamani Backianathan
spellingShingle Sunitha Susan Varghese
Balukrishna Sasidharan
Subramaniam Kandasamy
Marie Therese Manipadam
Selvamani Backianathan
Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma-A Histological Surprise in a Male Patient who was Suspected to have Breast Cancer
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
asps
sarcoma
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author_facet Sunitha Susan Varghese
Balukrishna Sasidharan
Subramaniam Kandasamy
Marie Therese Manipadam
Selvamani Backianathan
author_sort Sunitha Susan Varghese
title Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma-A Histological Surprise in a Male Patient who was Suspected to have Breast Cancer
title_short Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma-A Histological Surprise in a Male Patient who was Suspected to have Breast Cancer
title_full Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma-A Histological Surprise in a Male Patient who was Suspected to have Breast Cancer
title_fullStr Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma-A Histological Surprise in a Male Patient who was Suspected to have Breast Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma-A Histological Surprise in a Male Patient who was Suspected to have Breast Cancer
title_sort alveolar soft part sarcoma-a histological surprise in a male patient who was suspected to have breast cancer
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn 2249-782X
0973-709X
publishDate 2013-04-01
description 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.
topic asps
sarcoma
male
breast lump
url https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/2903/40-%205510_E(C)_PF1(M)_F(P)_PF1(P)_PFA(P)_OLF_1.pdf
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