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  • Title: Pigmented perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) arising from kidney: A case report.
    Author: Du H, Zhou J, Xu L, Yang C, Zhang L, Liang C.
    Journal: Medicine (Baltimore); 2016 Nov; 95(44):e5248. PubMed ID: 27858882.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) is a mesenchymal neoplasm composed of perivascular epithelioid cells with clear to eosinophilic cytoplasm. Pigmented PEComa arising from kidney is extraordinarily rare and sometimes can exhibit aggressive biological behavior. CASE REPORT: We present here a rare case of pigmented renal PEComa in a 46-year-old female. The patient had complained of lumbago complicated with nausea and vomiting for 2 weeks and therefore was referred to our department. An enhanced computed scan revealed a 4 × 3 × 3 cm round-like mass in the lower pole of right kidney with inhomogeneous enhancement. The tumor cells immunestained was positive for HMB-45, focally positive for c-Kit (CD117), and negative for vimentin, S-100, AE1/AE3, CK-7, CK-18, CD-10, RCC antigen, CgA, DOG-1, EMA, smooth muscle actin, and synaptophysin. We successfully performed 3-dimensional laparoscopic resection of the neoplasm, which was then diagnosed as pigmented PEComa by postoperative pathology. No further growing lesion or metastasis was observed during a 1-year follow-up. CONCLUSION: This case report shows that pigmented renal PEComa is often presented as a renal mass with nonspecific symptoms and imaging features. The gold diagnosis of renal pigmented PEComa is mainly based on the combination of histopathology and immunohistochemistry. Complete resection by 3-dimensional laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery can be an effective therapeutic management.
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