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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/120118| Title: | A rare case of PEComa of the liver |
| Authors: | Attard, Abigail Piscopo, Naomi Schembri, John Buhagiar, Tiffany Cortis, Kelvin Ellul, Pierre |
| Keywords: | Diagnosis, Differential Hemangiomas Blood-vessels -- Tumors Angiosarcoma Liver -- Tumors |
| Issue Date: | 2021 |
| Publisher: | S. Karger AG |
| Citation: | Attard, A., Piscopo, N., Schembri, J., Buhagiar, T., Cortis, K., & Ellul, P. (2021). A rare case of PEComa of the liver. GE-Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 28(3), 217-221. |
| Abstract: | Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEC) are benign cells with multiple differentiation potential capable of dif ferentiating into the vascular smooth muscle and epithe lial cells. Primary hepatic angiomyolipomas (HAMLs), a subset of PEComas, are extremely rare, have a higher in cidence in females, and are usually asymptomatic. The natural history of HAMLs is not well-established or pre dictable yet. Correct preoperative diagnosis of HAML is reported to be less than 25%. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/120118 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SMed |
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