Alveolar soft-part sarcoma.
Approximately 25% of all alveolar soft-part sarcomas have their origin in the head, where the tongue and orbit are sites of predilection. The neoplasms possess characteristic light and electron-optic features, yet their histogenesis remains unclear. Recurrences, early metastases, and lethality over a prolonged period are pertinent biologic findings.
Batsakis
J G
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Division of Pathology, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston 77030.
D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology