Open AccessPure epitheliod perivascular epitheloid cell tumor (epitheliod angiomyolipoma) of kidney: Case report and literature review
Author(s) -
PG Jayaprakash,
Susan Mathews,
MBiju Azariah,
Geethu Babu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.136672
Subject(s) - pathology , medicine , angiomyolipoma , mesenchymal stem cell , kidney , parenchyma , renal parenchyma , renal tumor , clear cell , renal cell carcinoma , nephrectomy
Malignant kidney tumors are rare neoplasms accounting for 3% of adult malignancies. Majority of these arises in the renal parenchyma and are adenocarcinomas. Malignant mesenchymal tumors of kidney are extremely rare. We report on the clinical behavior, the radiological and histopathological details of one such case of malignant mesenchymal tumor, we encountered.