J Pathol Transl Med.  2017 Jan;51(1):7-8. 10.4132/jptm.2016.10.26.

Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumors (PEComas) of the Orbit

• Paliogiannis P
• Palmieri G
• Tanda F
• Cossu A

• KMID: 2367674
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2016.10.26

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Orbit*
Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms*

Figure

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  Fig. 1. A section of the lesion stained with hematoxylin and eosin, evidencing its microscopic features and perivascular origin.

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  Fig. 2. Human melanoma black 45 immunostaining of the tumor.

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