ArticleCase reports in oncological medicine2015
Pancreatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumour presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
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- Implications of imaging, morphologic, and immunohistochemical features of pancreatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: case report and comprehensive literature review.Diagnostic pathology · 2025Pooled it
- Youngest known case of a pancreatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor.JPGN reports · 2026Article
- Pancreatic Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor: A Case Report and Literature Review.Surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor (PEComa) of the Pancreas in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor of the pancreas: case report and literature review.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2021Article
- Perivascular Epithelial Cell Tumor of the Pancreas Diagnosed Preoperatively by Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine-needle Aspiration.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2019Article
- Perivascular epithelial cell tumor (PEComa) of the pancreas: A case report and review of literature.Medicine · 2017Review
- Perivascular epithelial cell tumor (PEComa) of the pancreas: a case report and review of previous literatures.Surgical case reports · 2016Article
- Pancreatic PEComa is a novel member of the family of tuberous sclerosis complex-associated tumors: case report and review of the literature.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2016Review
- Intrahepatic peribiliary perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) associated with heterotopic pancreas: A case report.Diagnostic pathology · 2016Article
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Abstract
PEComa is a family of rare mesenchymal tumours which can occur in any part of the human body. Primary PEComas of the pancreas are extremely rare tumours with uncertain malignant potential. A 17-year-old female was admitted to the hospital due to melena. She required several transfusions. CT scan demonstrated a mass at the head of the pancreas measuring 4.2 cm in maximum diameter. An endoscopic ultrasound showed an ulcerating malignant looking mass infiltrating 50% of the wall of the second part of the duodenum in the region of the ampulla. Multiple biopsies taken showed extensive ulceration with granulation tissue formation and underlying large macrophages without being able to establish a definite diagnosis. We proceeded with pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy. The postoperative course of the patient was unremarkable, and she was discharged on the 8th postoperative day. Histology examination of the specimen showed a PEComa of pancreas. Eighteen months after resection the patient is disease free. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time we describe a case of a pancreatic PEComa presenting with massive gastrointestinal bleeding.
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