title: Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) in the genitourinary tract.
abstract: Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are mesenchymal tumors composed of histologically, immunohistochemically, ultrastructurally, and genetically distinctive cells. PEComas have been described in different organs and are considered ubiquitous tumors. In this review we discuss recent informations related to PEComas in the genitourinary tract.
authors.affiliation: Anatomia Patologica, Università di Verona, Verona, Italy. guidomart@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martignoni
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pea
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reghellin
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zamboni
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonetti
mesh_terms: D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D015622:Epithelioid Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D017353:Gene Deletion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018204:Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor