## Abstract ## Background Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm of uncertain origin. In this article, we report a case of ASPS occurring in the larynx, an extremely rare location for this rather unusual tumor. ## Methods and Results The patient was a 34‐year‐old Japane
Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the larynx
✍ Scribed by Tahir Altuğ; Ender İnci; Melih Güven Güvenç; Deniz Tuna Edizer; Sergülen Dervişoğlu
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 436 KB
- Volume
- 264
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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