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A Liver Transplant for Local Control in a Pediatric Patient with Metastatic TFE3-Associated Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor (PEComa) to the Liver
Author(s) -
Whayoung Lee,
Josephine H. HaDuong,
Aaron Sassoon,
Tuan Dao,
Ali Nael
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
case reports in pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6781
pISSN - 2090-679X
DOI - 10.1155/2021/3924565
Subject(s) - tfe3 , medicine , pathology , perivascular epithelioid cell , liver transplantation , mesenchymal stem cell , metastasis , transplantation , immunohistochemistry , transcription factor , epithelioid cell , gene , biology , cancer , biochemistry , enhancer
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are rare mesenchymal tumors with widespread distribution throughout the body and unpredictable clinical behavior. Recently, a subset of these tumors has been reported to harbor Transcription Factor E3 (TFE3) gene rearrangement with distinct morphologic and immunophenotypic features. Although limited, these tumors may represent a separate entity from the conventional PEComas and may require different treatment approaches. Surgery is the main treatment option with no clear consensus on systemic therapy. Here, we present the first case of a malignant pediatric colonic TFE3-associated PEComa with isolated liver metastasis leading to liver transplantation for the local control.

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