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Abstract
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumours (PEComa) are rare tumours of mesenchymal origin. We report a 39-year-old patient who presented with painful defecation secondary to an anorectal mass. The diagnosis of anorectal PEComa was confirmed following excision and histopathological examination. We review the literature and discuss the management of this uncommon entity.
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Contributors DC: data curation and acquisition, investigation, methodology, writing of the original draft; and writing of review and editing. H-LL: resources, supervision, validation and writing (review and editing). EJTKW: resources, supervision, validation, and writing (review and editing). IS-E: conceptualisation, supervision, validation, visualisation, writing of the original draft and writing of the review and editing.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.
Competing interests None declared.
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