Sarcoma, Clear Cell

Synonyms

Clear Cell Sarcoma

Clear Cell Sarcomas

Melanoma, Malignant, of Soft Parts

Sarcomas, Clear Cell

A sarcoma of young, often female, adults of the lower extremities and acral regions, intimately bound to tendons as circumscribed but unencapsulated melanin-bearing tumors of neuroectodermal origin. An ultrastructural finding simulates flattened and curved barrel staves, corresponding to the internal structures of premelanosomes. There is a 45-60% mortality in clear cell sarcoma. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)