Pigmented Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor (PEComa) of the Kidney: A case report and review of the literature

Korean Journal of Pathology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 499-502

  Chang, Hyeyoon ^a   Jung, Wonkyung ^a   Kang, Youngran ^a   Jung, Woon Yong ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Kidney; Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873904228     PISSN: 17381843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2012.46.5.499     Document Type: Article

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