Table 1.

Summary of clinico-pathological data on alveolar soft part sarcoma.

Parameters	Values	%
Papers	42
Total cases	74
Age (years)
Mean	18.25 ± 15.243
Range	1.5 to 64
Gender
Male	31	41.9
Female	43	58.1
Growth
Slow	6	50
Rapid	2	16.66
Gradual	2	16.66
Progressive	2	16.66
Duration
Mean	12.725 ± 23.665
Range	1 month to 9 years
Size
Mean	3.87 ± 1.978
Range	1.2 × 1 cm2 to 6 × 6 cm2
Site
Tongue	42	70
Only tongue	16	26.66
Lateral tongue	1	1.66
Left lateral dorsum of tongue	2	3.33
Base of tongue	11	18.33
Dorsum of tongue	8	13.33
Ventral tongue	4	6.66
Cheek	9	15
Mandible	4	6.66
Gingiva	2	3.33
Mouth	1	1.66
Buccal mucosa	1	1.66
Buccal space	1	1.66
Tenderness
Total	8 cases
Tender	0	0
Non-tender	8	100
Consistency
Total	12
Firm	4	33.33
Hard	2	16.66
Soft	3	25
Palpable	2	16.66
Between elastic and friable	1	8.33
Radiographic features
Total	15	100
Well circumscribed	4	26.66
Lytic lesion	1	6.66
High signal intensity (T1 and T2)	4	26.66
Hyperintense mass	2	13.33
Enhancing lesions	6	40
Follow up (years)
Total	46 cases	100
0 –1	12	26.08
1–2	11	23.91
2–3	10	21.73
3–4	4	8.69
4–5	5	10.86
5–6	1	2.17
6–7	1	2.17
7–8	1	2.17
21–22	1	2.17
Metastasis
Total	8 cases	100
Lung	7	87.5
Lung and liver	1	12.5
Lung and skeletal sites	1	12.5
Bi-lateral lymph nodes	1	12.5
Treatment
Total	49 cases	100
Surgery	35	71.42
Surgery + chemotherapy	7	14.28
Surgery + radiation	1	2.04
Surgery + chemotherapy + radiation	2	4.08
Chemotherapy	3	6.12
Extirpation	1	2.04