Myopericytoma Presenting As Multiple Pulmonary Nodules

Myopericytoma is a benign tumor composed of cells that show apparent differentiation towards putative perivascular myoid cells called myopericytes. To date, only a small number of series describing myopericytomas have been reported. Here, we report a case of pulmonary myopericytoma presenting as mul...

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Veröffentlicht in:Internal Medicine 2012, Vol.51(6), pp.639-642
Hauptverfasser: Song, Xiao-lian, Sun, Xin-ying, Zhang, Guo-liang, Yu, Yong-wei, Wang, Chang-hui
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Zusammenfassung:Myopericytoma is a benign tumor composed of cells that show apparent differentiation towards putative perivascular myoid cells called myopericytes. To date, only a small number of series describing myopericytomas have been reported. Here, we report a case of pulmonary myopericytoma presenting as multiple nodules in a 26-year-old man. Clinical presentation, radiological features and histopathologic findings of the patient are also discussed. The result of the histology combined with the immunohistochemical analysis led to a diagnosis of myopericytomas. To our knowledge, this is the first report of myopericytoma showing pulmonary involvement.
ISSN:0918-2918
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DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.51.6531