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Skeletal Radiology
Published in: Skeletal Radiology 8/2009

01-08-2009 | Case Report

Primary alveolar soft part sarcoma of vertebra: a case report and literature review

Authors: Fei-Peng Zhu, Guang-Ming Lu, Long-Jiang Zhang, Jian-Dong Wang, Xiao-Jing An, Ying-Chun Dong

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 8/2009

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Abstract

Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare malignant soft tissue tumor, which rarely occurs in bone. We present a case of ASPS in a 23-year-old man with a 2-month history of back pain. Computed tomography scanning and magnetic resonance images demonstrated a destructive process in the 12th thoracic vertebra associated with a unilateral soft tissue mass. The tumor showed evidence of hypervascularity on MRI; it obviously was enhanced on T1-weighted images after injection of Gd-GDPA, and signal voids were shown on all pulse sequences which may help to differentiate ASPS from other tumors of the vertebra. We believe that this is the first case of ASPS arising in a vertebra.
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Metadata
Title
Primary alveolar soft part sarcoma of vertebra: a case report and literature review
Authors
Fei-Peng Zhu
Guang-Ming Lu
Long-Jiang Zhang
Jian-Dong Wang
Xiao-Jing An
Ying-Chun Dong
Publication date
01-08-2009
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 8/2009
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-009-0696-8

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