Acral lentiginous melanoma simulating "clear cell sarcoma of tendon and aponeuroses" |
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| Authors: | T. F. C. S. Warner G. R. Hafez C. Padmalatha T. A. Lange |
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| Affiliation: | Departments of Surgical Pathology and Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, USA |
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| Abstract: | Clear cell sarcoma was closely mimicked in metastatic tumor deposits from two patients with acral lentiginous malignant melanoma. A subcutaneous deposit composed of glycogen-laden spindle cells dominated the presenting clinical picture in one patient. In the other, primary acral melanoma resembled a histiocytic tumor and metastatic tumor simulated clear cell sarcoma. The cases illustrate the pleomorphism that may be encountered in malignant melanoma. |
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