title: Epithelioid sarcoma of the neck: case report.
abstract: Epithelioid sarcoma is an aggressive, malignant tumour of the soft tissue which tends to arise in proximity to large tendons and aponeuroses. We report the case of a patient presenting with an epithelioid sarcoma arising in the neck. A 56-year-old man was referred with a three-year history of a sensory disorder as well as a slowly growing mass in his right neck. The patient underwent resection of the tumour by means of a conservative neck dissection. The final diagnosis, based on the histological and immunohistochemical findings, was epithelioid sarcoma. Radiotherapy was performed after the operation. The post-operative course was uneventful, and there was no local recurrence or distant metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan. yued@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chijiwa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakashima
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome