Brain metastatic alveolar soft‑part sarcoma: Clinicopathological profiles, management and outcomes
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Brain metastatic alveolar soft-part sarcoma: Clinicopathological profiles, management and outcomes
Alveolar soft-part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare sarcoma that presents in the buttocks or thigh of young adults and often metastasizes to the brain. The present study examined the clinical features and morphology of brain metastatic ASPS. The case records of eight patients with brain metastatic ASPS admitted between November 2008 and March 2015 were reviewed. The relevant clinical data (including pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oncology Letters
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1792-1074,1792-1082
DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6941