Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) of the urinary bladder: Report of 3 cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 304-308

  Sukov, William R ^a   Cheville, John C ^a   Amin, Mahul B ^b   Gupta, Ruta ^b   Folpe, Andrew L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Cedars Sinai Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Eiomyosarcoma; HMB45; Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasm; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; HEMOSIDERIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTECTOMY; CYSTOSCOPY; DISEASE COURSE; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MELANOCYTE; PERIVASCULAR EPITHELIOID CELL NEOPLASM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR GROWTH; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PERIVASCULAR EPITHELIOID CELL NEOPLASMS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 60249083606     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181854929     Document Type: Article

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