Hikaru Tsukita, Kei Koyama, Takahiro Ishinari, Ayana Takahashi, Ken Miyabe, Michinobu Umakoshi, Makoto Yoshida, Yukitsugu Kudo-Asabe, Akiko Nishida, Naohiko Otsuka, Ouki Yasui, Ikuma Kato, Noriyoshi Fukushima, Akiteru Goto
BACKGROUND: PEComa is a mesenchymal tumor that can occur in various organs including the uterus and soft tissues. PEComas are composed of perivascular epithelioid cells, and angiomyolipoma (AML), clear cell sugar tumor (CCST), and lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM) are considered lesions of the same lineage as tumors of the PEComa family. Histologically, a common PEComa shows solid or sheet-like proliferation of epithelioid cells. This is accompanied by an increase in the number of dilated blood vessels...
April 15, 2024: Diagnostic Pathology