Rare Encounter: A Case Report of Hepatic Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor - An Uncommon Mesenchymal Tumor in the Liver.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) is a rare neoplastic mesenchymal tumor, more frequently found in the uterus, although it can occur in different organs. Hepatic PEComa is extremely rare, with only a few cases described in the literature.

Case presentation

We present a case report of a 33-year-old female patient with a history of macroprolactinoma. She was initially referred to our Department due to a 9-mm hepatic nodule incidentally diagnosed in an abdominal ultrasound in 2018. She was asymptomatic. Follow-up ultrasound showed a growth from 9 mm to 16 mm in 2019 and 30 mm in a liver magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan in 2022. The case was discussed in a multidisciplinary team meeting, and since malignant transformation or hepatocellular carcinoma

SUBMITTER: Paula D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11759453 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature