Soft Tissue Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumour: An Unusual Finding

Prague Med Rep. 2021;122(2):112-117. doi: 10.14712/23362936.2021.12.

Abstract

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumour (PEComa) is a rare mesenchymal tumour made up of clear perivascular cells with epithelioid characteristics, which co-expresses muscle and melanocytic markers with a component of spindle cells, like sarcoma and variety of other tissues. This time, we present the case of a young patient with a tumour in the dorsal region of progressive growth, compatible with PEComa of soft tissue after histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis.

Keywords: Case reports; Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms; Rare diseases; Sarcoma; Soft tissue neoplasms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms* / surgery