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| Caption = ASPS. [[H&E stain]]. | | Caption = ASPS. [[H&E stain]]. | ||
| Micro = large cells (~30-50 μm) with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and an eccentric nucleus +/-nucleolus, arranged in | | Micro = large cells (~30-50 μm) with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and an eccentric nucleus +/-nucleolus, arranged in nests/separated by thin septa - vaguely resembles alveoli (at low power) | ||
| Subtypes = | | Subtypes = | ||
| LMDDx = [[paraganglioma]], [[clear cell renal cell carcinoma]], [[alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma]] | | LMDDx = [[paraganglioma]], [[clear cell renal cell carcinoma]], [[alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma]] | ||
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'''Alveolar soft part sarcoma''', abbreviated '''ASPS''', is a rare malignant soft tissue lesion typically seen in younger individuals. | '''Alveolar soft part sarcoma''', abbreviated '''ASPS''', is a rare [[malignant]] soft tissue lesion typically seen in younger individuals. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Adolescents/young adults. | *Adolescents/young adults. | ||
*Children -- classically location: base of [[tongue]] | *Children -- classically location: orbit and base of [[tongue]].<ref name=pmid21934227>{{Cite journal | last1 = Anbarasi | first1 = K. | last2 = Sathasivasubramanian | first2 = S. | last3 = Kuruvilla | first3 = S. | title = Alveolar soft-part sarcoma of tongue. | journal = Indian J Pathol Microbiol | volume = 54 | issue = 3 | pages = 581-3 | month = | year = | doi = 10.4103/0377-4929.85099 | PMID = 21934227 }}</ref> | ||
*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> | *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== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP627>{{Ref WMSP|627}}</ref> | Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP627>{{Ref WMSP|627}}</ref> | ||
*Arranged in | *Arranged in nests/separated by thin septa; vaguely resembles alveoli (at low power). | ||
*Large cells (~30-50 μm) with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm. | *Large cells (~30-50 μm) with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm. | ||
**May be focally cleared. | **May be focally cleared. | ||
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===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Alveolar soft part sarcoma - very low mag.jpg | ASPS - very low mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Alveolar_soft_part_sarcoma_-_low_mag.jpg | ASPS - low mag. (WC/Nephron) | 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_-_intermed_mag.jpg | ASPS - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron) | ||
Image:Alveolar soft part sarcoma - high mag.jpg | ASPS - high mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Alveolar soft part sarcoma - very high mag.jpg | ASPS - very high mag. (WC/Nephron) | |||
Image:Alveolar_soft_part_sarcoma_-2-_very_high_mag.jpg | ASPS - very high mag. (WC/Nephron) | Image:Alveolar_soft_part_sarcoma_-2-_very_high_mag.jpg | ASPS - very high mag. (WC/Nephron) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860509/figure/fig1/ ASPS - low mag. (nih.gov)].<ref name=pmid17071801/> | *[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860509/figure/fig1/ ASPS - low mag. (nih.gov)].<ref name=pmid17071801/> | ||
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860509/figure/fig5/ ASPS - high mag. (nih.gov)].<ref name=pmid17071801/> | *[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860509/figure/fig5/ ASPS - high mag. (nih.gov)].<ref name=pmid17071801/> | ||
==Stains== | ==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> | *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> |
Latest revision as of 16:40, 25 December 2014
Alveolar soft part sarcoma | |
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Diagnosis in short | |
ASPS. H&E stain. | |
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LM | large cells (~30-50 μm) with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and an eccentric nucleus +/-nucleolus, arranged in nests/separated by thin septa - vaguely resembles alveoli (at low power) |
LM DDx | paraganglioma, clear cell renal cell carcinoma, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma |
Stains | PAS +ve (cytoplasm) |
IHC | TFE3 +ve (suggestive of translocation) |
EM | intracytoplasmic crystal lattice with ~5 nm fibres spaced 10 nm apart |
Molecular | t(X;17) |
Site | soft tissue - usu. head and neck |
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Clinical history | usu. slow growing mass |
Prevalence | rare |
Prognosis | ultimately poor |
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: orbit and base of tongue.[1]
- Typical indolent initially - ultimately a poor prognosis.[2]
Microscopic
Features:[3]
- Arranged in nests/separated by thin septa; vaguely resembles alveoli (at low power).
- Large cells (~30-50 μm) with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm.
- May be focally cleared.
- An eccentric nucleus.
- +/-Nucleolus, prominent.
- +/-Multi-nucleation (common).
DDx:
- Paraganglioma.
- Clear cell renal cell carcinoma - areas with cytoplasmic clearing.
- Rhabdomyosarcoma, alveolar - usu. does not have sheets of rhabdoid cells, no cross striations.
Images
www:
Stains
- PAS +ve (cytoplasmic) - considered the most useful.[4]
- PASD +ve (cytoplasmic).
IHC
- TFE3 +ve -- suggestive of characteristic translocation.
- Desmin ~ 50% of cases.[2]
Others:[2]
- EMA -ve.
- Cytokeratins -ve.
- HMB45 -ve.
- Melan‐A -ve.
- Chromogranin A -ve.
- Synaptophysin -ve.
Molecular
- t(X;17)(p11.2;q25).[5]
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.[2]
Image:
See also
References
- ↑ Anbarasi, K.; Sathasivasubramanian, S.; Kuruvilla, S.. "Alveolar soft-part sarcoma of tongue.". Indian J Pathol Microbiol 54 (3): 581-3. doi:10.4103/0377-4929.85099. PMID 21934227.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Folpe, AL.; Deyrup, AT. (Nov 2006). "Alveolar soft-part sarcoma: a review and update.". J Clin Pathol 59 (11): 1127-32. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.031120. PMC 1860509. PMID 17071801. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860509/.
- ↑ Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 627. ISBN 978-0781765275.
- ↑ Zarrin-Khameh, N.; Kaye, KS. (Mar 2007). "Alveolar soft part sarcoma.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 131 (3): 488-91. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2007)131[488:ASPS]2.0.CO;2. PMID 17516754.
- ↑ Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 606243