Alveolar soft part sarcoma arising from the kidney: imaging and clinical features

Korean J Radiol. 2014 May-Jun;15(3):381-5. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2014.15.3.381. Epub 2014 Apr 29.

Abstract

Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is an extremely rare malignant soft tissue sarcoma primarily affecting young patients. It usually occurs in the lower extremities, although it can occur in soft tissue anywhere in the body. However, to our knowledge, there has been no case of primary ASPS originating from the kidney in the literature. We herein present the imaging and clinical features of an ASPS which occurred in a 16-year-old male presented as a palpable mass in the left side of the abdomen.

Keywords: Alveolar soft part sarcoma; Kidney; Sarcoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnostic Imaging / methods
  • Humans
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Rare Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Rare Diseases / pathology
  • Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part / pathology