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UNUSUAL GASTROINTESTINAL METASTASES FROM AN ALVEOLAR SOFT PART SARCOMA
Author(s) -
Lee GyeongWon,
Kim Tae Hyo,
Min Hyun Ju,
Kim Hyun Jin,
Jung Woon Tae,
Lee OkJae,
Ko Gyung Hyuck
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2010.00937.x
Subject(s) - alveolar soft part sarcoma , medicine , gastrointestinal tract , soft tissue , intussusception (medical disorder) , sarcoma , pathology , metastasis , lung , gastrointestinal bleeding , gastrointestinal cancer , radiology , cancer , colorectal cancer
Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare subtype of soft tissue sarcoma that occurs predominantly in young patients. Despite its relatively indolent course, it generally has a poor prognosis with widespread metastases. The common metastatic sites from an ASPS include the lung, brain and bone. However, metastasis of an ASPS to the gastrointestinal tract is extremely rare. Here, we report a rare case of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and jejunal intussusception due to gastrointestinal metastases from an ASPS.