Open AccessAlveolar soft part sarcoma of tongue in 14-year-old boy
Author(s) -
Mallika Kinger,
Preeti Rihal Chakrabarti,
Amit Varma,
Bhavesh Doshi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.147165
Subject(s) - medicine , tongue , alveolar soft part sarcoma , asymptomatic , malignancy , sarcoma , soft tissue , hemangioma , metastasis , pathology , cancer
Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare, aggressive malignancy of uncertain histological origin with propensity of vascular invasion and distant metastasis. ASPS demonstrates strong predilection for adolescents and young adults with a female preponderance. The head and neck region is the commonly affected region in the pediatric population with orbit and tongue being most common. The indolent clinical course and asymptomatic nature often leads to misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. Herein, we present a case of ASPS affecting the tongue in 14-year-old boy which clinically mimicked hemangioma, common benign vascular tumor of tongue.