Hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: A case report
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) of liver is extremely rare hepatic neoplasm with only 30 cases reported in the literature. These lesions are found mainly in young females and may present a potential pitfall in the characterisation of focal liver lesions. The biological behavior of PECom...
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| author | Rok Dežman Dragan Mašulović Peter Popovič |
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| description | Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) of liver is extremely rare hepatic neoplasm with only 30 cases reported in the literature. These lesions are found mainly in young females and may present a potential pitfall in the characterisation of focal liver lesions. The biological behavior of PEComa varies from generally benign to rarely malignant and metastatic disease. We report a case of a patient with hepatic PEComa with the corresponding imaging findings on the ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and hepatospecific MRI. After failed attempt to characterize the lesion by percutaneous biopsy, surgical resection was conducted and the final diagnosis was achieved. Keywords: Perivascular epithelioid tumor, PECOM, Focal liver lesion, CEUS, MRI |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78f7ec577cb44ef9b9bf51d9859537382022-12-22T01:14:47ZengElsevierEuropean Journal of Radiology Open2352-04772018-01-015121125Hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: A case reportRok Dežman0Dragan Mašulović1Peter Popovič2University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Clinical Institute of Radiology, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Corresponding author at: University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Clinical Institute of Radiology, Zaloska cesta 7, 1525, Ljubljana, Slovenia.Clinical Centre of Serbia, Centre for Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity Medical Centre Ljubljana, Clinical Institute of Radiology, Ljubljana, SloveniaPerivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) of liver is extremely rare hepatic neoplasm with only 30 cases reported in the literature. These lesions are found mainly in young females and may present a potential pitfall in the characterisation of focal liver lesions. The biological behavior of PEComa varies from generally benign to rarely malignant and metastatic disease. We report a case of a patient with hepatic PEComa with the corresponding imaging findings on the ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and hepatospecific MRI. After failed attempt to characterize the lesion by percutaneous biopsy, surgical resection was conducted and the final diagnosis was achieved. Keywords: Perivascular epithelioid tumor, PECOM, Focal liver lesion, CEUS, MRIhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047718300807 |
| spellingShingle | Rok Dežman Dragan Mašulović Peter Popovič Hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: A case report European Journal of Radiology Open |
| title | Hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: A case report |
| title_full | Hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: A case report |
| title_short | Hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: A case report |
| title_sort | hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor a case report |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047718300807 |
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