Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of the Ileum Presenting as Diverticulitis

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are a group of rare mesenchymal neoplasms. Gastrointestinal PEComas are exceptionally rare, there being only a few case reports in the literature involving the colon and small intestine. Nearly all PEComas show immunoreactivity for both melanocytic (HMB...

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Main Authors: Saime Unluoglu, Umit Bayol, Nilay Korkmaz, Bekir Ozenen, Fuat Ipekci, Emel Ebru Pala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/476941