Primary Alverolar Bone Sarcoma ( A Report of 4 Cases and Review of the Literature) / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To discuss the clinical and X-ray representations and to improve the knowledge of primary alveolar sarcoma of the bone . Methods The manifestaion of 4 patients with primary alveolar sarcoma of the bone comfirmed by operation and pathology were analyzed retrospectively and relevant literature were reviewed.Results The tumors often located in the long tubular bone and most of them were occurred at the lower limb, The main X-ray features were osteolytic and expansive bone destruction, periosteal reaction was usually absent but soft tissue mass commonly occurred. Pathological characteristics were of typical tumor cell of the aggregating to form solid hest-like or alveolar structure. Conclusion The tumors is rare, this neoplasm is lack of characteristic X-ray features and the finial diagnosis depends on pathology.