[Clear cell sarcoma of the chest wall; report of a case]

Clear cell sarcoma is a rare malignant soft tissue neoplasm that usually arises adjacent to tendons or aponeuroses. The principal sites of this neoplasm are the extremities, but tumors do occur in the trunk on rare occasions. A case had a checkup for chest bachache with a 21-year-old woman, and it was diagnosed as the right chest wall tumor. We performed the en bloc resection of parts of the 7th and 8th ribs. Composix mesh was fixed to cover a deficit in the chest wall. The pathological diagnosis was clear cell sarcoma of the chest wall. The postoperative course was uneventful. She has shown no symptoms or signs of recurrence during 14 months of follow-up.