Fertility sparing treatment of a malignant uterine perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: A case report()

• Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are a family of rare, poorly defined mesenchymal tumors of uncertain malignant potential. • Treatment for PEComas has most commonly involved excisional biopsy or surgical resection. • The use of mTOR inhibitors may provide the best medical treatment a...

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Autores principales: Bunch, Kristen, Sunde, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3930814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24567888
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gynor.2014.01.001
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Sumario:• Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are a family of rare, poorly defined mesenchymal tumors of uncertain malignant potential. • Treatment for PEComas has most commonly involved excisional biopsy or surgical resection. • The use of mTOR inhibitors may provide the best medical treatment as well as a fertility-sparing treatment option.

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