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Clear cell sarcoma in unusual sites mimicking metastatic melanoma
Author(s) -
Ifeyinwa E. Obiorah,
Metin Özdemirli
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-4333
DOI - 10.5306/wjco.v10.i5.213
Subject(s) - clear cell sarcoma , melanoma , sarcoma , pathology , medicine , fluorescence in situ hybridization , neoplasm , metastasis , chordoma , spindle cell sarcoma , soft tissue , cancer , cancer research , biology , chromosome , gene , biochemistry
Clear cell sarcoma is an aggressive rare malignant neoplasm with morphologic and immunohistochemical similarities to malignant melanoma. Both disease entities display melanin pigment and melanocytic markers, making differentiation between the two difficult. Although clear cell sarcoma cases in the literature have mainly involved deep soft tissues of the extremities, trunk or limb girdles, we report here two cases of primary clear cell sarcoma in unusual sites and describe their clinicopathologic findings.