First Description of a PEComa (Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor) of the Colon: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 47 (10), 1734-1737
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-004-0637-5
Abstract
We describe a young female patient suffering from a PEComa (perivascular epithelioid cell tumor) of the cecum, incidentally found at an examination made by her family physician. The perivascular epithelioid cell tumor is a very rare tumor, until today reported in a few cases in falciform ligament, uKeywords
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