Neoplasms of the Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Involving the Abdomen and the Pelvis
- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
- Vol. 31 (5), 688-696
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rct.0b013e318031912f
Abstract
Neoplasms of the perivascular epithelioid cell (PEComas) represent a recently described heterogeneous group of mesenchymal tumors characterized by the presence of specific histological, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural findings. The PEComas encompass a family of neoplasms that include angiomyolipomas, clear cell sugar tumors, and lymphangioleiomyomatosis. The PEComas demonstrate a wide spectrum of clinicobiological behavior and imaging findings. Perivascular epithelioid cell, as the name implies, is a unique cell that is characterized by perivascular distribution and epithelioid morphology. Perivascular epithelioid cell consistently shows immunoreactivity to melanocytic and smooth muscle markers including HMB-45 and actin. Abdominopelvic PEComas are found at a variety of somatic and visceral locations including kidney, liver, pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, peritoneum, and retroperitoneum. A subset of patients with abdominopelvic PEComas manifests tuberous sclerosis complex. In this paper, we review the histological spectrum and discuss the imaging findings of the PEComas that involve the abdomen and pelvis.Keywords
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