Clear cell sarcoma (malignant melanoma of soft parts). Presentation of two additional cases.
Clear cell sarcoma or malignant melanoma of soft parts is a rare tumor with a predilection for the extremities. Although characterized by a slow clinical course, prognosis is poor because of a high incidence of local recurrences and distant metastases. In this report, two additional cases which originated in the toes are presented.
Hadjiyannakis
M J
MJ
Department of Pathologic Physiology, Laiko General Hospital, Athens University, Medical School, Greece.
Papadimitriou
C A
CA
Elemenoglou
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology