title: Alveolar soft part sarcoma of tongue base - A rare presentation of a rare tumor.
abstract: Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy of uncertain histologic origin and enigmatic clinical behaviour. It has a characteristic histopathological picture, with a propensity for vascular invasion and distant metastasis. We report a case of alveolar soft part sarcoma involving the tongue base in an adolescent female. She underwent laser assisted excision of the tongue base tumour followed by post-operative radiotherapy. The clinical presentation, histopathological picture, immunohistochemical & cytogenetic studies, radio-imaging, management protocols and prognosis of this tumor have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Madras ENT Research Foundation, No.1, 1st Cross street, Off 2nd Main Road, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, 600 028 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raghunandhan
authors.forename: Sathiya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murali
authors.forename: Jawahar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nagasundaram
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sudha Maheswari
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kameswaran
keywords: Immunohistochemistry; Lingual Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma (ASPS)