Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Carcinoma de células claras
Clear cell carcinoma (kleer sel KAR-sih-NOH-muh)
A rare type of tumor, usually of the female genital tract, in which the insides of the cells look clear when viewed under a microscope. Also called clear cell adenocarcinoma and mesonephroma.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.