Perivascular epithelioid tumours (PEComas) of the gynaecological tract Journal Article
| Authors: | Conlon, N.; Soslow, R. A.; Murali, R. |
| Article Title: | Perivascular epithelioid tumours (PEComas) of the gynaecological tract |
| Abstract: | Perivascular epithelioid tumours (PEComas) of the gynaecological tract are rare tumours which were first recognised and diagnosed within the last 20 years. They represent a unique diagnostic challenge with regard to their accurate and reproducible distinction from more common entities such as smooth muscle tumours of the uterine corpus. In this review article, we trace the development of the concept of the PEComa tumour family, highlight what is known about extragynaecological tract PEComa at an immunohistochemical, molecular and therapeutic level and then present a summary of all reported cases of gynaecological tract PEComa to date. In the summary, we highlight rare subtypes of gynaecological tract PEComa and compare the performances of extant prognostic classification systems for malignancy in these tumours. |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Clinical Pathology |
| Volume: | 68 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9746 |
| Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. |
| Date Published: | 2015-06-01 |
| Start Page: | 418 |
| End Page: | 426 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1136/jclinpath-2015-202945 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 25750268 |
| PMCID: | PMC4984252 |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 3 June 2015 -- Source: Scopus |
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