title: Malignant PEComa of the lumbar vertebra: a rare bone tumour.
abstract: We describe the case of a 26-year-old patient with a perivascular epithelioid cell tumour (PEComa) involving the 5th lumbar vertebra. Radiological findings, pathological features and treatment are presented. We conclude that PEComas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of vertebral lesions.
authors.affiliation: The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockly Hill, Stanmore, HA7 4LP, UK.
authors.forename: Dalia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kazzaz
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khalifa
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alorjan
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Kia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rezajooi
authors.forename: Asif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saifuddin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001843:Bone Cements; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D054973:Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements