 Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part
"Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A variety of rare sarcoma having a reticulated fibrous stroma enclosing groups of sarcoma cells, which resemble epithelial cells and are enclosed in alveoli walled with connective tissue. It is a rare tumor, usually occurring between 15 and 35 years of age. It appears in the muscles of the extremities in adults and most commonly in the head and neck regions of children. Though slow-growing, it commonly metastasizes to the lungs, brain, bones, and lymph nodes. (DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1365)
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D018234
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.590.775 C04.557.450.795.775
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| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Gama JM, Quick CM. Uterine alveolar soft part sarcoma - an unexpected case. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2023 08 07; 33(8):1322-1323.
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