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Acral lentiginous melanoma simulating “clear cell sarcoma of tendon and aponeuroses”
Author(s) -
Warner T. F. C. S.,
Hafez G. R.,
Padmalatha C.,
Lange T. A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1983.tb00326.x
Subject(s) - clear cell sarcoma , melanoma , medicine , pathology , pleomorphism (cytology) , sarcoma , acral lentiginous melanoma , metastasis , cancer , immunohistochemistry , cancer research
Clear cell sarcoma was closely mimicked in metastatic tumor deposits from two patients with acral lentiginous malignant melanoma. A subcutaneous deposit composed of glycogen‐laden spindle cells dominated the presenting clinical picture in one patient. In the other, primary acral melanoma resembled a histiocytic tumor and metastatic tumor simulated clear cell sarcoma. The cases illustrate the pleomorphism that may be encountered in malignant melanoma.