THE JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

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Malignant Melanoma of Soft Parts (Clear Cell Sarcoma): A Case Report

Takuya Seike, Kazuya Matsumoto, Hideki Nakanishi, Ichiro Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Kubo* and Seiji Arase*
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Tokushima, Japan.
*Department of Dermatology, University of Tokushima, Japan.

A subcutaneous tumor localized on the sole of the foot of a 25-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed as a malignant melanoma of the soft parts. We performed a wide local excision, elective lymph node dissection, and chemotherapy. Eight years after treatment, the patient is alive without local recurrence or metastasis.
key words: clear cell sarcoma; long-term follow-up; foot; chemotherapy; elective lymph node dissection; wide local excision

Received December 13, 2002; Accepted for publication March 25, 2003
Reprint requests to: Kazuya Matsumoto, M.D., Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Tokushima, Kuramoto-cho 2-50-1, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.

J Dermatol 30 (7): 550-555, 2003

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