USF-LVHN SELECT
Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor (PEComa) of the Lung in a 56-Year-Old Female Patient: A Case Report.
Publication/Presentation Date
9-1-2022
Abstract
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors, best known as PEComas, are extremely uncommon mesenchymal tumors The etiology of PEComas remains unestablished and its clinical presentation is usually benign. PEComas lack a distinctive symptomatic presentation; thus, the diagnosis of these tumors relies mainly on pathological examinations. These neoplasms have a very distinct immunoreactivity for melanocytic markers critical for their identification. Due to the rarity of these tumors and lack of a distinct disease presentation, we discuss the diagnostic relevance of imaging and pathologic findings in a 56-year-old woman diagnosed with a PEComa in the right middle lobe of the lung.
Volume
14
Issue
9
First Page
29246
Last Page
29246
ISSN
2168-8184
Published In/Presented At
Donato, U. M., Jr, & Ferguson, K. (2022). Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor (PEComa) of the Lung in a 56-Year-Old Female Patient: A Case Report. Cureus, 14(9), e29246. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29246
Disciplines
Medical Education | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
36262945
Department(s)
USF-LVHN SELECT Program, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students
Document Type
Article