The radiologic manifestations of alveolar soft-part sarcoma

Lorigan, James G.; O'Keeffe, F.; Evans, HL; Wallace, Sidney

doi:10.2214/ajr.153.2.335

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“…A previous report from The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (UTMDACC) described the radiologic features of ASPS [3]. Clinical features attributed to the neoplasm include: female predominance, young age at diagnosis, possible right-sided preference, long natural history, high frequency of pulmonary and central nervous system metastases, and prolonged survival even in the presence of metastatic disease.…”

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Radiation therapy for alveolar soft‐part sarcoma

Sherman

Vavilala

Pollock

et al. 1994

Med. Pediatr. Oncol.

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A clinical experience with radiotherapy in 18 patients with alveolar soft-part sarcoma is presented. Adjuvant radiotherapy was associated with prolonged local control in six of six patients without metastatic disease at diagnosis; later one patient relapsed systematically. Meaningful palliation was achieved in all patients with extra-skeletal (and possibly skeletal) metastatic disease. Radiation therapy may be beneficial for patients with alveolar soft-part sarcoma by enhancing local control achieved with limited surgery, by retarding progression of metastatic deposits, and by providing meaningful palliation.

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Radiation therapy for alveolar soft‐part sarcoma

Sherman

Vavilala

Pollock

et al. 1994

Med. Pediatr. Oncol.

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“…Although we could not perform a histologic study on the cardiac tumors, her clinical history suggested that they were alveolar soft-part sarcoma. The coronary arteriogram supported this diagnosis because it is known that arteriograms of such tumors show hypervascularity (8,9). There were multiple discrete tumors in both left and right ventricles of her heart.…”

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Hypervascular Metastatic Cardiac Tumors: An Unknown Cause of Mitral Valve Prolapse.

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“…Some reports have described the radiologic findings of alveolar soft part sarcoma and have emphasized that high signal intensity on T1-and T2-weighted magnetic resonance images and multiple intratumoral and extratumoral signal voids would suggest the diagnosis of alveolar soft part sarcoma. 6,7 Multiple signal voids with a tubular appearance observed on magnetic resonance images may relate to high blood flow and numerous enlarged vessels, and arteriovenous shunts and delayed washout have been shown on angiography. 7 The most common radiographic appearance of blood-borne metastasis to the breast is 1 or more round, discrete nodules that cannot be differentiated from small benign nodules from a purely radiologic standpoint 8 ; however, a discrete nodule in patients with extramammary malignancy should be considered as metastatic disease, although benign nodules are more common in young women.…”

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Metastatic Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma of the Breast

Lim

Heo²,

Park³

et al. 2006

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

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etastases to the breast from a nonbreast primary malignancy are rare, with an incidence of 0.5% to 2.0% of all breast malignancies.1 Although metastases to the breast can arise from any primary malignancy, the common sources of blood-borne metastasis to the breast are melanoma and carcinoma of the lung, ovary, and stomach.2 Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare soft tissue malignancy of young adults that occurs most often in the soft tissue of the lower extremities and metastasizes early in the course of the disease 3 ; however, metastasis into the breast is extremely rare, and, to our knowledge, only 2 cases have been reported. 4,5 We report a case of metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma of the breast with mammographic and sonographic findings of a round, discrete nodule with multiple enlarged vessels around the tumor and dilated intratumor vessels with profound color flow signals on conventional color Doppler sonography. Hwasun-eup, Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do 519-809, Korea. E-mail: nico1220@dreamwiz.com Case ReportA 29-year-old woman came to our hospital because of decreased visual acuity. She underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging, and multiple cerebral metastases were detected. Chest radiography and computed tomography also revealed multiple pulmonary nodules, consistent with hematogeneous metastases. She stated that she had a slow-growing mass in the left thigh at that time, but she had overlooked the mass because it had been present for more than 10 years and never had been painful before. She underwent a wide excision of the thigh mass, and a diagnosis of alveolar soft part sarcoma was made. She was given 3 courses of chemotherapy with vincristine, ifosfamide, and cisplatin. Seven months after chemotherapy, she noticed a painless palpable nodule in the right breast. On physical examination, a round, movable nodule, approximately 1.5 cm large, was palpated in the lower outer quadrant of the right breast. No axillary lymphadenopathy was palpa-

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The radiologic manifestations of alveolar soft-part sarcoma

Cited by 66 publications

References 18 publications

Radiation therapy for alveolar soft‐part sarcoma

Radiation therapy for alveolar soft‐part sarcoma

Hypervascular Metastatic Cardiac Tumors: An Unknown Cause of Mitral Valve Prolapse.

Metastatic Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma of the Breast

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