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Clear Cell Tumor With Melanocytic Differentiation and ACTIN-MITF Translocation: Report of 7 Cases of a Novel Entity.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Jul 2021
de la Fouchardiere Arnaud, Pissaloux Daniel, Tirode Franck, Karanian Marie, Fletcher Christopher D M, Hanna John
Abstract excerpt
Clear cell morphology is an uncommon finding in tumors. A subset of clear cell neoplasms also shows melanocytic differentiation, including clear cell sarcoma, PEComa, and some subtypes of renal cell carcinoma. A hallmark of these tumor types is the activation of a member of the MIT/TFE family of transcription factors, which includes MITF, TFE3, TFEB, and TFEC. Microphthalmia transcription factor (MITF is the...
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