Open Access

CASE REPORT

Multiple bilateral Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor (PEComa) of the kidneys

Rahuldev Bhalla, David Dail, Paul Kozlowski, John Corman

Section of Urology & Renal Transplantation, Virginia Mason Medical Centre, Seattle, WA
Address correspondence to John M.Corman, MD, Section of Urology & Renal Transplantation, Virginia Mason Medical Centre, PO Box 900, Seattle, WA 98111 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2004, 11(3), 2296-2298.

Abstract

Perivascular Epithelial Cell (PEComa) Tumors are extremely rare. These tumors are often regarded as low grade Sarcomas and treated as such. We report a case of a 70 year old female with a history of nonspecific complaints and on routine CT scan had bilateral multiple renal masses with no other extra renal disease. The largest mass on the right was 11 cm x 7 cm x 11 cm and the left there were multiple smaller masses. She underwent a right radical nephrectomy that showed a PEComa and an adjacent renal cell carcinoma. Her contralateral kidney was followed for 3 years with no evidence of growth or metastasis.

---

Keywords

---