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Alveolar soft part sarcoma presenting in an unusual laryngeal location
- Source :
- BMJ Case Rep
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- BMJ Publishing Group, 2021.
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Abstract
- Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare malignant neoplasm that tends to occur in the deep soft tissues of both adults and children. ASPS has a progressive clinical course that is unfortunately characterised by late metastases and an overall poor prognosis. Although the tumour has been reported in a wide range of anatomic sites, few cases of primary laryngeal ASPS are reported in the literature. Here, we report the case of a 24-year-old man with no significant medical history who presented with progressive mild dysphonia and hoarseness. Imaging studies revealed a well-circumscribed, partially cystic submucosal mass with involvement of the right vocal fold and other local structures, and the patient was referred for surgical excision. Morphological and immunohistochemical examination of the excised lesion revealed ASPS. The findings of this case are compared with those of seven additional cases of primary laryngeal ASPS, which were found following literature review.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Case Report
02 engineering and technology
Lesion
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
020401 chemical engineering
Alveolar soft part sarcoma
medicine
Humans
Medical history
0204 chemical engineering
Right vocal fold
Laryngeal Neoplasms
business.industry
Head and neck cancer
Clinical course
Soft tissue
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Immunohistochemistry
Radiology
medicine.symptom
Larynx
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ Case Rep
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....99ffaa99d9f9293966c293f719b70e71