title: Alveolar soft part sarcoma of tongue in 14-year-old boy.
abstract: Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare, aggressive malignancy of uncertain histological origin with propensity of vascular invasion and distant metastasis. ASPS demonstrates strong predilection for adolescents and young adults with a female preponderance. The head and neck region is the commonly affected region in the pediatric population with orbit and tongue being most common. The indolent clinical course and asymptomatic nature often leads to misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. Herein, we present a case of ASPS affecting the tongue in 14-year-old boy which clinically mimicked hemangioma, common benign vascular tumor of tongue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Mallika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinger
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Bhavesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Doshi
keywords: Alveolar soft part sarcoma; MyoD1 expression; lingual