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A 28-year-old woman with diabetes, hypertension, and panic disorder presented with discomfort caused by a rubbery mass on the left buttock that had persisted for 10 years. Computed tomography revealed a multilobulated hypodense mass with small internal enhancing foci, posing challenges for the exact diagnosis of the lesion. The entire lesion was excised with clear resection margins. An 8.0 \u00d7 6.0 cm, well-circumscribed tumor with a lobular growth pattern was observed in the deep subcutaneous tissue. Light microscopy revealed epithelioid, ovoid, and spindle-shaped cells with a reticular cordlike pattern. Immunohistochemistry results were positive for S100, CD34, and vimentin. Break-apart fluorescence in situ hybridization assay results for ALK were also positive. These findings were consistent with those of SAMS. 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