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A 6-year-old girl with vaginal spotting who was diagnosed with perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasm after vaginoscopic resection
- Source :
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014.
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Abstract
- Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasm (PEComa) is a rare tumor with unknown malignant potential. We report a case of a 6-year-old child with history of brain tumor (pineoblastoma), who presented with intermittent vaginal spotting for 6 months. A vaginoscopy revealed a 1.5×1.0-cm mass on the vaginal wall. Pathological examination demonstrated that the tumor was composed of clear cells with organoid patterns, which were immunohistochemically positive for HMB-45 and TFE3, and negative for CK, HNF1-B, SOX10, Melan A, and S-100 protein. These findings were consistent with PEComa arising from the vagina. Regular follow-up with magnetic resonance imaging has shown no signs of recurrence. This case shows that early detection of PEComa and subsequent regular follow-ups are important because of the neoplasm's unknown malignant potential.
- Subjects :
- Pineoblastoma
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Vaginoscopy
business.industry
Brain tumor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Case Report
Resection
medicine.disease
Perivascular Epithelioid Cell
medicine.anatomical_structure
Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms
Vagina
medicine
Neoplasm
General Gynecology
business
Pathological
Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22878580 and 22878572
- Volume :
- 57
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d3708281bb5ea7a5fcd9877f86289913
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5468/ogs.2014.57.5.409