Abstract
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are a family of rare mesenchymal tumors with discrete histological and immunohistochemical characteristics. Even rarer among them are cutaneous and subcutaneous PEComas. We describe a 34-year-old woman who presented with a large anterior abdominal subcutaneous lesion showing intact overlying skin and no obvious invasion of the abdominal musculature. A wide local excision was performed. Histopathology revealed a solitary tumor measuring 75 × 55 × 90 mm with epithelioid cells in nests with thin fibrovascular septa and spindle cells. Resection margins were clear with no invasion to the skin or rectus sheath. Tumor cells were positive for HMB-45 but negative for other markers. This is the largest subcutaneous PEComa reported to date.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2021.21
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Gan, D. E. Y., Choy, R. X. Y., Sellappan, H., Hayati, F., & Azizan, N. (2021). Malignant Subcutaneous Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of Anterior Abdominal Wall. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2021.21
MLA 9
Gan, David Eng Yeow, et al. "Malignant Subcutaneous Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of Anterior Abdominal Wall." Oman Medical Journal, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2021.21.
Chicago (author–date)
Gan, David Eng Yeow, Rebecca Xin Yi Choy, Harivinthan Sellappan, Firdaus Hayati, and Nornazirah Azizan. 2021. "Malignant Subcutaneous Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of Anterior Abdominal Wall." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2021.21.
Harvard
Gan, D. E. Y., Choy, R. X. Y., Sellappan, H., Hayati, F. and Azizan, N. (2021) 'Malignant Subcutaneous Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of Anterior Abdominal Wall', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2021.21.
Vancouver
Gan DEY, Choy RXY, Sellappan H, Hayati F, Azizan N. Malignant Subcutaneous Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of Anterior Abdominal Wall. Oman Medical Journal. 2021. doi:10.5001/omj.2021.21
IEEE
D. E. Y. Gan, R. X. Y. Choy, H. Sellappan, F. Hayati, and N. Azizan, "Malignant Subcutaneous Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of Anterior Abdominal Wall," Oman Medical Journal, 2021, doi: 10.5001/omj.2021.21.