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World J Clin Cases. Sep 26, 2020; 8(18): 4207-4214
Published online Sep 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i18.4207
Published online Sep 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i18.4207
TFE3-expressing malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor of the mesentery: A case report and review of literature
Nah Ihm Kim, Yoo Duk Choi, Jong Hee Nam, Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju 61469, South Korea
Ji Shin Lee, Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School, Hwasun 58128, South Korea
U Chul Ju, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School, Hwasun 58128, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim NI and Nam JH are pathologists that participated in the concept of the study, reviewed the literature, interpreted the H&E slides, and immunohistochemistry slides; Lee JS and Choi YD, as pathologists, contributed to drafting of the manuscript; Ju UC is a gynecological surgeon that performed the operation and was responsible for patient care; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Jong Hee Nam, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, 42 Jebong-ro, Gwangju 61469, South Korea. jhnam@chonnam.ac.kr
Received: April 14, 2020
Peer-review started: April 14, 2020
First decision: July 25, 2020
Revised: July 30, 2020
Accepted: August 25, 2020
Article in press: August 25, 2020
Published online: September 26, 2020
Peer-review started: April 14, 2020
First decision: July 25, 2020
Revised: July 30, 2020
Accepted: August 25, 2020
Article in press: August 25, 2020
Published online: September 26, 2020
Core Tip
Core Tip: Primary mesenchymal tumors originating from the mesentery are rare and can only be diagnosed histologically. Broad differential diagnoses and immunohistochemical analyses are required along with consideration of perivascular epithelioid cell tumor among differential diagnoses.