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Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue > Sarcoma > Sarcoma, Clear Cell
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Connective Tissue Diseases > Neoplasms, Connective Tissue > Sarcoma, Clear Cell
Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue > Neoplasms, Connective Tissue > Sarcoma, Clear Cell

Preferred term

Sarcoma, Clear Cell  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft Tissue
  • Malignant Melanoma of Soft Parts
  • Melanoma, Malignant, of Soft Parts
  • Melanoma of Soft Parts

Note

  • coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term

Scope note

  • A sarcoma of young adults occurring in the lower extremities and acral regions. It is found intimately bound to tendons as a circumscribed but unencapsulated melanin-bearing tumor of neuroectodermal origin. Clear cell sarcoma is associated with a specific t(12;22)(q13;q12) translocation.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018227

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