alveolar soft part sarcoma a single-center 26-patient case series and review of the literature肺泡软肉瘤一部分单中心26-patient病例系列和文献之回顾.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Sarcoma Volume 2012, Article ID 907179, 6 pages doi:10.1155/2012/907179 Clinical Study Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma: A Single-Center 26-Patient Case Series and Review of the Literature Koichi Ogura,1, 2 Yasuo Beppu,1 Hirokazu Chuman,1 Akihiko Yoshida,3 Noboru Yamamoto,4 Minako Sumi,5 Hirotaka Kawano,2 and Akira Kawai1 1 Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan 2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan 3 Division of Pathology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan 4 Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan 5 Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan Correspondence should be addressed to Akira Kawai, akawai@ncc.go.jp Received 15 November 2011; Revised 9 February 2012; Accepted 13 March 2012 Academic Editor: Alessandro Gronchi Copyright © 2012 Koichi Ogura et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Background. Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare tumor, and little information is available regarding its clinical features and appropriate treatments. Methods. A retrospective review of 26 consecutive ASPS patients (12 male, 14 female; mean age of 27 years) treated at our institution over 30 years (mean followup; 71 months) was performed. Results. The primary tumor developed in the lower extremity (12), trunk (8), and upper extremity (6), wit