title: Alveolar soft-part sarcoma of the tongue.
abstract: Alveolar soft-part sarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy of uncertain histologic origin with a propensity for vascular invasion and distant metastasis. This neoplasm may mimic benign vascular neoplasms or malformations but careful evaluation of the unique imaging features on CT scans, MR images, and angiograms lead to the correct diagnosis. We present a case of alveolar soft-part sarcoma of the tongue and emphasize its radiologic and clinical features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
authors.forename: Ashley H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Aiken
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D006472:Oral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D018234:Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014059:Tongue / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology