Korean J Pathol.
2003 Apr;37(2):87-92.
Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma of the Lung: A Report of Six Cases and Clinicopathological Analysis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pathology, Gachon Medical School Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhhan@smc.samsung.co.kr
- 3Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 5Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) accounts for 0.5-1% of soft tissue sarcomas, and often metastasizes to the lung. Cases of pulmonary ASPS of unknown primary site have rarely been reported in literature.
METHODS
Here, we report three cases of metastatic pulmonary ASPS and three cases of presumably primary ASPS using immunohistochemistry and clinicoradiologic findings.
RESULTS
All of the cases occurred in young females. Two of the cases had metastasized from soft tissue ASPS of the lower extremities, and one case had metastasized from one of the patient? femur bones. Immunohistochemical stains were applied to four cases that had available paraffin blocks. The tumor cells of all cases on which immunohistochemical stains were done were positive for vimentin (4/4, 100%). None of the tumors were positive for myoglobin, desmin, smooth muscle actin, progesterone receptor, estrogen receptor, thyroid transcription factor-1, S-100 protein, pancytokeratin, and HMB-45 antibodies.
CONCLUSION
The present study revealed that the rare pulmonary ASPS has nonspecific clinicoradiologic findings. In the immunohistochemical results, no differences existed between the presumably primary ASPS and the metastatic ASPS except for a higher Ki-67 labeling index in the latter (less than 0.1% vs. 30%). The higher index was not dissimilar to those of the extrapulmonary ASPS which showed a tumor with a low proliferation index, signifying a better prognosis and have a low potential to metastasize.
MeSH Terms
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Actins
Antibodies
Coloring Agents
Desmin
Estrogens
Female
Femur
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Lower Extremity
Lung*
Muscle, Smooth
Myoglobin
Paraffin
Prognosis
Receptors, Progesterone
S100 Proteins
Sarcoma
Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part*
Thyroid Gland
Vimentin
Viperidae
Actins
Antibodies
Coloring Agents
Desmin
Estrogens
Myoglobin
Paraffin
Receptors, Progesterone
S100 Proteins
Vimentin
