Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma of Uterine Corpus in a Young Female: A Case Report With Review of Literature

Abstract

Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma, often occurs in adolescents and young adults with a particular predilection for the deep soft tissue of extremities. Occurrence of ASPS in the female genital tract is very uncommon and poses a significant diagnostic challenge. A case of ASPS of the uterine corpus is described in a young unmarried female, who presented to the out-patient clinic of our Institute with complaints of abnormal uterine bleeding for the past 9 mo. She was being treated with oral contraceptive pills, progesterone and tranexamic acid. Following radiological imaging and hysteroscopy, a therapeutic curettage of the lesion was done. The histopathologic features raised a differential diagnosis of a myriad of morphologic mimickers. The diagnosis was clinched by exclusion of mimickers by relevant immunohistochemical markers and strong nuclear expression of TFE3 on immunohistochemistry. The patient is on regular follow-up with oral contraceptives and antifibrinolytic medication. Despite being infrequent at this location, ASPS should be kept in differential diagnosis in young females presenting with abnormal uterine bleeding.