MELANOMA, MALIGNANT, OF SOFT PARTS
\mˌɛlɐnˈə͡ʊmə], \mˌɛlɐnˈəʊmə], \m_ˌɛ_l_ɐ_n_ˈəʊ_m_ə]\
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A sarcoma of young, often female, adults of the lower extremities and acral regions, intimately bound to tendons as circumscribed but unencapsulated melanin-bearing tumors of neuroectodermal origin. An ultrastructural finding simulates flattened and curved barrel staves, corresponding to the internal structures of premelanosomes. There is a 45-60% mortality in clear cell sarcoma. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
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