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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2020

Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and F-deoxyglucose positron emission computed tomography/computed tomography findings of alveolar soft part sarcoma with calcification in the thigh: A case report.

Zeng-Jie Wu, Tian-Tian Bian, Xiao-Hong Zhan, Cheng Dong, Yan-Li Wang, Wen-Jian Xu

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Zeng-Jie WuDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China.
Tian-Tian BianBreast Disease Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China.
Xiao-Hong ZhanDepartment of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China.
Cheng DongDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China.
Yan-Li WangDepartment of PET/CT, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China.
Wen-Jian XuDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China. wenjianxu007@163.com.
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Abstract

backgroundAlveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is an extremely rare malignant sarcoma, accounting for less than 1% of all soft-tissue sarcomas. However, limited information is available on multimodal imaging [computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission computed tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT)] of ASPS. CASE SUMMARY: This study reports a case of a 35-year-old female patient with ASPS of the left thigh with lung metastasis. The patient presented with a 1-year history of a palpable mass in the lower extremity, which exhibited rapid growth for 3 wk. CT, MRI, and F-deoxyglucose PET/CT examinations were performed. CT showed a slightly hypodense or isodense mass with patchy calcifications. On MRI examination, the mass manifested hyperintensity on T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and diffusion-weighted images with some signal voids. PET/CT images demonstrated an intensely hypermetabolic mass in the left thigh and hypermetabolic nodules in lungs.

conclusionASPS should be considered as a possible diagnosis when a slow-growing mass is detected in the soft tissue of the extremities, with hyperintensity and numerous signal voids on T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and diffusion-weighted images and intense F-deoxyglucose uptake on PET/CT. ASPS can have calcifications on CT.

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Alveolar soft part sarcomaCalcificationCase reportMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission computed tomography/computed tomography

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