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| Image = Alveolar_soft_part_sarcoma_-2-_very_high_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = ASPS. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Micro = large cells (~30-50 μm) with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and an eccentric nucleus +/-nucleolus, arranged in nest/separated by thin septa - vaguely resembles alveoli (at low power) | |||
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| LMDDx = [[alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma]] | |||
| Stains = PAS +ve (cytoplasm) | |||
| IHC = TFE3 +ve (suggestive of translocation) | |||
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| Molecular = t(X;17) | |||
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| Site = [[soft tissue lesions|soft tissue]] - usu. [[head and neck pathology|head and neck]] | |||
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| Prognosis = poor | |||
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'''Alveolar soft part sarcoma''', abbreviated '''ASPS''', is a rare malignant soft tissue lesion typically seen in younger individuals. | |||
==General== | |||
*Adolescents/young adults. | |||
*Children -- classically location: base of [[tongue]] and orbit. | |||
*Typical indolent initially - ultimately a poor prognosis.<ref name=pmid17071801>{{Cite journal | last1 = Folpe | first1 = AL. | last2 = Deyrup | first2 = AT. | title = Alveolar soft-part sarcoma: a review and update. | journal = J Clin Pathol | volume = 59 | issue = 11 | pages = 1127-32 | month = Nov | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1136/jcp.2005.031120 | PMID = 17071801 |PMC = 1860509 | URL = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860509/?tool=pubmed }}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP627>{{Ref WMSP|627}}</ref> | |||
*Arranged in nest/separated by thin septa; vaguely resembles alveoli (at low power). | |||
*Large cells (~30-50 μm) with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm. | |||
*An eccentric nucleus. | |||
*+/-Nucleolus. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Rhabdomyosarcoma]], alveolar - usu. does not have sheets of rhabdoid cells. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Alveolar_soft_part_sarcoma_-_low_mag.jpg | ASPS - low mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Alveolar_soft_part_sarcoma_-_intermed_mag.jpg | ASPS - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Alveolar_soft_part_sarcoma_-2-_very_high_mag.jpg | ASPS - very high mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
</gallery> | |||
www: | |||
*[http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?case=508&n=10 ASPS - PAS (webpathology.com)]. | |||
==Stains== | |||
*PAS +ve (cytoplasmic) - considered the most useful.<ref name=pmid17516754>{{Cite journal | last1 = Zarrin-Khameh | first1 = N. | last2 = Kaye | first2 = KS. | title = Alveolar soft part sarcoma. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 131 | issue = 3 | pages = 488-91 | month = Mar | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1043/1543-2165(2007)131[488:ASPS]2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 17516754 }}</ref> | |||
*PASD +ve (cytoplasmic). | |||
==IHC== | |||
*TFE3 +ve -- suggestive of characteristic translocation. | |||
==Molecular== | |||
*t(X;17)(p11.2;q25).<ref>{{OMIM|606243}}</ref> | |||
Note: | |||
*Same translocation may be seen in ''[[renal tumour with Xp11.2 translocation]]''. | |||
==EM== | |||
*Distinctive membrane-bound intracytoplasmic crystal lattice with ~5 nm fibres spaced 10 nm apart.<ref name=pmid17071801/> | |||
Image: | |||
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860509/figure/fig8/ Distinctive crystal lattice in ASPS (nlm.nih.gov)].<ref name=pmid17071801/> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Soft tissue lesions]]. | |||
*[[Head and neck pathology]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Soft tissue lesions]] | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||