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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Main Authors: Fang Chia-Lang, Lin Yun-Ho, Chen Wei-Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/7/1/117