title: Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the head and neck.
abstract: Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) of the head and neck region has been a rarely reported entity. These lesions have a high propensity for distant metastasis. A retrospective study of the medical records at our institute, revealed thirty-eight cases of ASPS. Six of these were of primary head and neck origin. The article highlights the aggressive nature of the tumour and the need to arrive at a consensus on the treatment protocol.
authors.affiliation: Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr Ernest Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kanhere
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Neeli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kantharia
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Saoji
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: D'cruz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002648:Child; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018234:Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*