clear cell sarcoma

A sarcoma that is characterized by solid nests and fascicles of tumor cells with clear cytoplasm and prominent nucleoli. It presents as a slow growing mass that especially affects tendons and aponeuroses and it is deeply situated.

Also known as: Clear cell sarcoma of soft Parts; adult soft part clear cell sarcoma; malignant melanoma of soft tissues; melanoma, malignant, of soft parts