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RESIDENT
CASE
STUDIES
Week 2 April
28 - May 2, 2003: Case 1
Table
of Contents | List of Diagnoses | Case 1 | Case 2 |
Case
3 | Case 4 49 year old male with a 7 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm
lobulated mass in the left abductor longus muscle of the lower extremity
Questions:
- The histologic features are most compatible with
- fibrosarcoma
- Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
- Epitheloid sarcoma
- Synovial sarcoma
- Hemangiopericytoma
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- The tumor
- Is typically found in children
- Usually arisees within the joint space
- Is associated with translocation t(X;16)
- Is associated with SYT / SSX translocation
- Is not associated with mast cell infiltration
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Week
2 Case 1 Discussion
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