Alveolar soft-part sarcoma: a review and update.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
Alveolar soft-part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare, distinctive sarcoma, typically occurring in young patients. Although it displays a relatively indolent clinical course, the ultimate prognosis is poor and is often characterised by late metastases. Recently, our understanding of the genetic events underlying the pathogenesis of ASPS has greatly increased. The historical, histopathological, ultrastructural, immunohistochemical and genetic aspects of ASPS are reviewed in this article.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Folpe, AL; Deyrup, AT
Published Date
- November 2006
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 59 / 11
Start / End Page
- 1127 - 1132
PubMed ID
- 17071801
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC1860509
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0021-9746
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1136/jcp.2005.031120
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England