Clear cell sarcoma of the right lumbar region: A case report and review of the literature

  • Authors:
    • Xue-Li Yang
    • San-Jun Lu
    • Jie Xue
    • Yan-Fen Wu
    • Jun-Ling Shi
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  • Published online on: July 22, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2372
  • Pages: 1625-1627
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Abstract

Clear cell sarcoma of soft tissues is a very rare, malignant soft tissue tumor that usually arises in the extremities, with a predilection for the lower limbs. This report presents a 45‑year‑old male with a painless mass in the right lumbar region for one year. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a 3.6x3.2x1.5‑cm soft tissue mass of the right lumbar region. The tumoral cells had pleomorphic nuclei and large amounts of clear cytoplasm, and a proportion of the cells contained melanin. Immunohistochemical analysis was performed, which identified that the cells were positive for S‑100, MITF and HMB‑45 tumor markers. The patient underwent a postoperative chemotherapy protocol and had no local recurrences at one year post‑surgery.
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October 2014
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Yang X, Lu S, Xue J, Wu Y and Shi J: Clear cell sarcoma of the right lumbar region: A case report and review of the literature. Oncol Lett 8: 1625-1627, 2014.
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Yang, X., Lu, S., Xue, J., Wu, Y., & Shi, J. (2014). Clear cell sarcoma of the right lumbar region: A case report and review of the literature. Oncology Letters, 8, 1625-1627. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2372
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Yang, X., Lu, S., Xue, J., Wu, Y., Shi, J."Clear cell sarcoma of the right lumbar region: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 8.4 (2014): 1625-1627.
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Yang, X., Lu, S., Xue, J., Wu, Y., Shi, J."Clear cell sarcoma of the right lumbar region: A case report and review of the literature". Oncology Letters 8, no. 4 (2014): 1625-1627. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2372