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Case Reports
. 2018 Mar 31:19:9-10.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2018.03.012. eCollection 2018 Jul.

Retroperitoneal PEComa: Case report and review of literature

Eric Singer  1 , Susanna Yau  1 , Michael Johnson  1
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Case Reports

Retroperitoneal PEComa: Case report and review of literature

Eric Singer et al. Urol Case Rep. .
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
CT scan reveals a solid, heterogeneous retroperitoneal mass with lobulated external contours, approximately 21 × 18 × 24cm.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Histological confirmation of PEComa with immunoreactivity to Cathepsin K and HMB45.
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References

    1. Shrewsberry B. Adam, Sica L. Gabriel, Osunkoya O. Adeboye, Canter J. Daniel. Epithelioid PEComa (epithelioid angiomyolipoma) of the kidney: a rare tumor subtype for patients presenting with an enhancing renal mass. Can J Urol Int. 2013;20:6643–6645. - PubMed
    1. Figure 1. CT Scan of the Retroperitoneal Mass. Obtained from Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Center, February 1, 2018.
    1. Figure 2. Pathology Slide Reveals PEComa Cells in the Mass. Obtained from Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Center, January 25, 2018.
    1. Brimo F., Robinson B., Guo C., Zhou M., Latour M., Epstein J.I. Renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma with atypia: a series of 40 cases with emphasis on clinicopathologic prognostic indicators of malignancy. Am J Surg Pathol. 2010;34(3):715–722. - PubMed

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