Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma Presenting with Eosinophilia and Shunt

Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma Presenting with Eosinophilia and Shunt

Alveolar soft-part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare soft tissue tumour found in young adults that usually arises in skeletal muscle and occurs most frequently in the lower limbs. Radiological and pathological findings of ASPS in a 34-year-old man who presented with increasing shortness of breath over a peri...

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Main Authors: M Almansori, AR Turner, S Girgis, D Vethanayagam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2005-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/907856
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spelling doaj-58d5e3581426478689974d1aba4066452021-07-02T05:03:40ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412005-01-0112738939110.1155/2005/907856Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma Presenting with Eosinophilia and ShuntM Almansori0AR Turner1S Girgis2D Vethanayagam3Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaLaboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaAlveolar soft-part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare soft tissue tumour found in young adults that usually arises in skeletal muscle and occurs most frequently in the lower limbs. Radiological and pathological findings of ASPS in a 34-year-old man who presented with increasing shortness of breath over a period of four to six weeks with peripheral blood eosinophilia, hypoxemia and a significant arteriovenous shunt are reported. The present article is the fourth report of eosinophilia in association with sarcoma, and the first involving ASPS.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/907856
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AR Turner
S Girgis
D Vethanayagam
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AR Turner
S Girgis
D Vethanayagam
Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma Presenting with Eosinophilia and Shunt
Canadian Respiratory Journal
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AR Turner
S Girgis
D Vethanayagam
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title Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma Presenting with Eosinophilia and Shunt
title_short Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma Presenting with Eosinophilia and Shunt
title_full Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma Presenting with Eosinophilia and Shunt
title_fullStr Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma Presenting with Eosinophilia and Shunt
title_full_unstemmed Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma Presenting with Eosinophilia and Shunt
title_sort alveolar soft-part sarcoma presenting with eosinophilia and shunt
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Respiratory Journal
issn 1198-2241
publishDate 2005-01-01
description Alveolar soft-part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare soft tissue tumour found in young adults that usually arises in skeletal muscle and occurs most frequently in the lower limbs. Radiological and pathological findings of ASPS in a 34-year-old man who presented with increasing shortness of breath over a period of four to six weeks with peripheral blood eosinophilia, hypoxemia and a significant arteriovenous shunt are reported. The present article is the fourth report of eosinophilia in association with sarcoma, and the first involving ASPS.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/907856
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