title: Huge alveolar soft part sarcoma of the retroperitoneum - case report.
abstract: Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare type of neoplasm, typically occurring in adolescents and young adults. Because of the rarity of this disease, there is no standard treatment plan. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are not effective in this type of malignancy. Surgical excision is considered to be the treatment of choice. We report a case of a young woman with a painless mass in her left lower abdomen. Ultrasonography and CT scan revealed a large (21 cm) hard tumor occupying the left retroperitoneal space, which was surgically excised in our surgery department. The pathological diagnosis was ASPS.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Janczak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mimier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mimier
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Janczak
authors.affiliation: Mariusz Chabowski, Department of Surgery, 4th Military Teaching Hospital, Weigla 5, 50-981 Wroclaw, Poland, tel. + 48 71 766 02 47, fax + 48 71 766 02 45, e-mail: mariusz.chabowski@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chabowski
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mularz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jelen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018234:Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult