"Sarcoma, Clear Cell" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D018227
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.565.800 C04.557.450.795.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Sarcoma, Clear Cell- Sarcoma, Clear Cell
- Clear Cell Sarcoma
- Clear Cell Sarcomas
- Sarcomas, Clear Cell
- Melanoma, Malignant, of Soft Parts
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sarcoma, Clear Cell" by people in Profiles.
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MUM-1 expression differentiates tumors in the PEComa family from clear cell sarcoma and melanoma. Int J Surg Pathol. 2012 Feb; 20(1):29-36.
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Vascular characterization of clear cell sarcoma of the kidney in a child: a case report and review. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Oct; 44(10):2031-6.
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Expression of the intermediate filament peripherin in extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma. J Cutan Pathol. 2000 Mar; 27(3):141-6.