Case report: Liver PEComa after kidney transplantation in recipient with tuberous sclerosis complex
Marcin Dymkowski,
Paulina Kalman,
Piotr Niecikowski
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionPerivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComa) are rare tumors of mesenchymal origin that exhibit perivascular epithelioid cell phenotype. One of its most common localizations is uterus, whereas only a few studies reported PEComa localization as liver. There is a correlation between the presence of PEComa and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). TSC is a rare disease which leads to the development of mostly non-cancerous tumors in various organs. We would like to present a case of a kidney transplant r… Show more
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