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CASE REPORT
Primary perivascular epithelioid cell tumour (PEComa) of the liver
  1. Tan To Cheung1,
  2. Nigel Trendell-Smith2,
  3. Ronnie T P Poon1
  1. 1Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
  2. 2Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
  1. Correspondence to Dr Tan To Cheung, tantocheung{at}hotmail.com

Summary

We present a case of a 53-year-old woman with abdominal discomfort for 6 months. The liver was enlarged. Contrast CT scan of the abdomen revealed a 10 cm hypervascular tumour at the right lobe of the liver. Right hepatectomy with complete excision of the tumour was achieved. Histological and immunohistochemical findings were consistent with perivascular epithelioid cell tumour. She is regularly followed up with contrast CT assessment. There is no tumour recurrence 12 months after the operation.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-008706

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