Alveolar soft-part sarcoma: a review and update.
Alveolar soft-part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare, distinctive sarcoma, typically occurring in young patients. Although it displays a relatively indolent clinical course, the ultimate prognosis is poor and is often characterised by late metastases. Recently, our understanding of the genetic events underlying the pathogenesis of ASPS has greatly increased. The historical, histopathological, ultrastructural, immunohistochemical and genetic aspects of ASPS are reviewed in this article.
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Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, USA. folpe.andrew@mayo.edu
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D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018234:Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor