MRI of alveolar soft-part sarcoma

Comput Med Imaging Graph. 2006 Dec;30(8):479-82. doi: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2006.07.005. Epub 2006 Oct 23.

Abstract

Alveolar soft-part sarcoma (ASPS) is rare. We present a case of a 30-year-old woman with a 6-month history of a palpable mass in her left thigh. MRI showed an 8-cm mass and a satellite nodule at the left gluteus muscle. The main tumor exhibited an isointense signal on T1-weighted images and high-signal-intensity areas with low-signal-intensity scanty solid components on T2-weighted images. MR angiography showed dilated and tortuous veins around the tumor. Histologic findings were compatible with ASPS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Sarcoma / blood supply
  • Sarcoma / pathology*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / blood supply
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Thigh