Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor outgrowth from the liver
•Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor is a rare mesenchymal neoplasia and can be found in various body sites.•The diagnosis of hepatic PEComa is made by a positive immunohistochemical staining for HMB45 and Melan.•The diagnostic approach, treatment modalities, and follow-up procedures are not standar...
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Veröffentlicht in: | International journal of surgery case reports 2018-01, Vol.53, p.295-298 |
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Zusammenfassung: | •Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor is a rare mesenchymal neoplasia and can be found in various body sites.•The diagnosis of hepatic PEComa is made by a positive immunohistochemical staining for HMB45 and Melan.•The diagnostic approach, treatment modalities, and follow-up procedures are not standard.•The main treatment modality for PEComa is surgical excision with adequate surgical margin.
Perivascular epithelioid celltumor (PEComa) is a rare mesenchymal neoplasia and can be found in various body sites. On the other hand, hepatic PEComa is very rare, with only a few studies having reported hepatic malignant PEComa. There is no gold standard regarding the use of diagnostic imaging studies. The diagnosis of hepatic PEComa is made by a positive immunohistochemical staining for HMB45 and Melan A. Herein, we discussed the therapeutic and follow-up process of a symptomatic hepatic PEComa case.
A 22-year-old woman presented with a palpable mass in abdomen. A computerized tomographic examination showed a giant hepatic mass of left lobe origin, which was excised surgically. The pathology result was reported as a PEComa.
The diagnostic approach, treatment modalities, and follow-up procedures are not standard. The main treatment modality for PEComa is surgical excision with adequate surgical margin.
A longer follow-up is required for patients with hepatic PEComa because the nature of the disease is not entirely clear. |
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ISSN: | 2210-2612 2210-2612 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.10.046 |