Diseases

Clear Cell Sarcoma

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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Abstract

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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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Clear Cell Sarcoma of Soft Tissue
  • Malignant Melanoma of Soft Parts
  • Melanoma of Soft Parts
  • Melanoma, Malignant, of Soft Parts
  • Sarcoma, Clear Cell
  • Clear Cell Sarcomas
  • Sarcomas, Clear Cell

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39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Sarcoma (1966-1993)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Clear Cell Sarcoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018227. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018227
  2. Clear Cell Sarcoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_cell_sarcoma
  3. Clear Cell Sarcoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3473544