Uterine PEComa initially misdiagnosed as a leiomyoma: Sonographic findings and review of the literature.


Journal

Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU
ISSN: 1097-0096
Titre abrégé: J Clin Ultrasound
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401663

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Historique:
revised: 25 09 2020
received: 17 07 2020
accepted: 25 10 2020
pubmed: 17 11 2020
medline: 27 5 2021
entrez: 16 11 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms (PEComas) are rare mesenchymal tumors with malignant potential that arise from gynecological organs in up to 25% of cases. The lack of data regarding the preoperative US features of uterine PEComas is reflected by the frequent misdiagnosis with leiomyomas. We describe the sonographic appearance of a richly vascularized cervical PEComa mimicking a myoma and report the analysis of six additional cases in the literature with a description of their ultrasound features. Most cases involved a single lesion arising from the uterine cervix with a rapid growth pattern, regular margins, heterogeneous echogenicity, absence of shadowing, and moderate-to-rich vascularity.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33197067
doi: 10.1002/jcu.22950
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

492-497

Informations de copyright

© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.

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Auteurs

Enrico Fontana (E)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Luca Savelli (L)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Andrea Alletto (A)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Renato Seracchioli (R)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Gynecology and Human Reproduction Physiopathology Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

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