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Skull Base 2002; 12(1): 033-038
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-21571
CASE REPORT

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Metastatic Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma of the Intracranial Skull Base: Case Report

David B. Cohen1 , David M. Jones2 , Allan H. Fergus3 , Jiang Qian2 , Marc S. Schwartz3
  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Allegheny University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 2Department of Pathology
  • 3Division of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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Publication Date:
11 March 2002 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A patient with an intracranial skull base alveolar soft-part sarcoma, thought on preoperative imaging to be a meningioma, is presented. The mass was removed and identified by pathological evaluation to be an alveolar soft-part sarcoma. Postoperative investigation revealed widespread systemic disease. The histologic and clinical characteristics of this unusual tumor and the implications for prognosis and treatment are discussed.

KEYWORD

Brain metastases - sarcoma - skull base tumor

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