Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma: Unusual Etiology of Mediastinal Mass in an Adolescent
by
Ryan Schenning
1, 
Petra Vajtai
1,2,
Megan Troxell
3,
Jeffrey Pollock
1 and
Katharine Hopkins
1,2,* 1
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
2
Departments of Diagnostic Radiology and Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
3
Department of Pathology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2013, 3(2), e26; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2013.e26
Submission received: 14 March 2013
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Revised: 8 July 2013
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Accepted: 12 August 2013
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Published: 9 September 2013
Abstract
Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare malignancy that usually arises in an extremity. Mediastinal involvement is uncommon, with only two reports of primary mediastinal disease and two reports of metastatic mediastinal disease in the literature, all referencing adult patients. To our knowledge, ours is the first report of ASPS presenting with a mediastinal mass in adolescence. Although ASPS is not generally included in the differential for adolescent mediastinal masses, it should be considered when clinical presentation and imaging appearance are characteristic.
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Schenning, R.; Vajtai, P.; Troxell, M.; Pollock, J.; Hopkins, K. Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma: Unusual Etiology of Mediastinal Mass in an Adolescent. Clin. Pract. 2013, 3, e26. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2013.e26
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Schenning R, Vajtai P, Troxell M, Pollock J, Hopkins K. Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma: Unusual Etiology of Mediastinal Mass in an Adolescent. Clinics and Practice. 2013; 3(2):e26. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2013.e26
Chicago/Turabian StyleSchenning, Ryan, Petra Vajtai, Megan Troxell, Jeffrey Pollock, and Katharine Hopkins. 2013. "Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma: Unusual Etiology of Mediastinal Mass in an Adolescent" Clinics and Practice 3, no. 2: e26. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2013.e26
