Clear cell carcinoma

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Clear cell carcinoma, also clear cell adenocarcinoma, is an aggressive uncommon malignancy seen in the gynecologic tract and skin.


Ovary

See Ovarian_tumours#Clear_cell_adenocarcinoma.

Cervix

See Cervix.

Skin

[citation needed]

Clear cell variant of hepatocellular carcinoma

Morphologically, it may be similar to clear cell renal cell carcinoma.[1]

Renal cell carcinoma

Morphologically, it may be similar to clear cell renal cell carcinoma. (???) [citation needed]

Salivary gland

  • Rare.
  • Some consider it a variant of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma.[2]

See also

References

  1. Murakata, LA.; Ishak, KG.; Nzeako, UC. (Aug 2000). "Clear cell carcinoma of the liver: a comparative immunohistochemical study with renal clear cell carcinoma.". Mod Pathol 13 (8): 874-81. doi:10.1038/modpathol.3880156. PMID 10955454.
  2. Wang, B.; Brandwein, M.; Gordon, R.; Robinson, R.; Urken, M.; Zarbo, RJ. (Jun 2002). "Primary salivary clear cell tumors--a diagnostic approach: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 20 patients with clear cell carcinoma, clear cell myoepithelial carcinoma, and epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 126 (6): 676-85. doi:10.1043/0003-9985(2002)1260676:PSCCTA2.0.CO;2. PMID 12033955.