Microscopic endometrial perivascular epithelioid cell nodules: a case report with the earliest presentation of a uterine perivascular epithelioid cell tumor
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Perivascular epithelioid cell (PEC) tumors (PEComas) are a family of related mesenchymal tumors composed of PECs which co-express melanocytic and smooth muscle markers. Although their distinctive histologic, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and genetic featu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-09-01
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Series: | Diagnostic Pathology |
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Online Access: | http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/7/1/117 |