Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of the Ileum Presenting as Diverticulitis

• Main Authors: Saime Unluoglu (Author), Umit Bayol (Author), Nilay Korkmaz (Author), Bekir Ozenen (Author), Fuat Ipekci (Author), Emel Ebru Pala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...