Cutaneous clear cell sarcoma: A clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of 12 cases emphasizing its distinction from dermal melanoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-222

  Hantschke, Markus ^a   Mentzel, Thomas ^a   Rütten, Arno ^a   Palmedo, Gabriele ^a   Calonje, Eduardo ^b   Lazar, Alexander J ^c   Kutzner, Heinz ^a  

^a Dermatopathologie Friedrichshafen   (Germany)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clear cell sarcoma; Melanoma; Melanoma of soft parts

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEAR CELL SARCOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETICS; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MELANINS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; SARCOMA, CLEAR CELL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649134948     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181c7d8b2     Document Type: Article

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