Clear Cell Sarcoma (Subscribe)  

Pathology:
The full name of this sarcoma is Clear Cell Sarcoma of Tendons and Aponeuroses. If that isn't enough, it is also known as malignant melanoma of soft parts. It gets its peculiar designation when pathologists noted that many of the tumor cells contained melanin suggesting this tumor was an unusual...

Illustrated cases

Classification of Clear-Cell Sarcoma as a Subtype of Melanoma by Genomic Profiling Neil H. Segal, Paul Pavlidis, William S. Noble, Cristina R. Antonescu, Agnes Viale, Umadevi V. Wesley, Klaus Busam, Humilidad Gallardo, Dianne DeSantis, Murray F. Brennan, Carlos Cordon-Cardo, Jedd D. Wolchok, Alan N. Houghton (Full text) Conclusion: Gene expression profiles...

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From Neurosurgical Focus Is Clear Cell Sarcoma a Malignant Form of Psammomatous Melanotic Schwannoma? Posted 05/07/2007 Ahmet Sengöz, M.D.; Erol Tasdemiroglu, M.D.; Halit Togay, M.D.
The authors present a case of clear cell sarcoma (CCS) in which the tumor originated in the S-1 nerve root and had been previously diagnosed as psammomatous melanotic schwannoma...

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Soft tissue tumour, presenting as a slow growing mass intimately associated with tendons and aponeuroses, in young adults. Note To be distinguished from clear cell sarcoma of the kidney, to which it is unrelated. Embryonic origin mesoderm Epidemiology rare sarcoma affecting primarily young adults Clinics slowly growing tumour mass, causing...