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Tsukita H, Koyama K, Ishinari T, Takahashi A, Miyabe K, Umakoshi M, Yoshida M, Kudo-Asabe Y, Nishida A, Otsuka N, Yasui O, Kato I, Fukushima N, Goto A. A case of pancreatic PEComa with prominent inflammatory cell infiltration: the inflammatory subtype is a distinct histologic group of PEComa. Diagn Pathol 2024; 19:59. [PMID: 38622713 PMCID: PMC11017648 DOI: 10.1186/s13000-024-01485-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND PEComa is a mesenchymal tumor that can occur in various organs including the uterus and soft tissues. PEComas are composed of perivascular epithelioid cells, and angiomyolipoma (AML), clear cell sugar tumor (CCST), and lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM) are considered lesions of the same lineage as tumors of the PEComa family. Histologically, a common PEComa shows solid or sheet-like proliferation of epithelioid cells. This is accompanied by an increase in the number of dilated blood vessels. Here, we report a case of pancreatic PEComa with marked inflammatory cell infiltration. CASE PRESENTATION A 74-year-old male patient underwent an appendectomy for acute appendicitis. Postoperative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 30 × 25 mm non-contrast-enhanced circular lesion in the tail of the pancreas. The imaging findings were consistent with a malignant tumor, and distal pancreatectomy was performed. Histologically, most area of the lesion was infiltrated with inflammatory cells. A few epithelioid cells with large, round nuclei, distinct nucleoli, and eosinophilic granular cytoplasm were observed. Spindle-shaped tumor cells were observed. Delicate and dilated blood vessels were observed around the tumor cells. Immunohistochemically, the atypical cells were positive for αSMA, Melan A, HMB-45, and TFE3. The cytological characteristics of the tumor cells and the results of immunohistochemical staining led to a diagnosis of pancreatic PEComa. CONCLUSIONS A histological variant known as the inflammatory subtype has been defined for hepatic AML. A small number of tumor cells present with marked inflammatory cell infiltration, accounting for more than half of the lesions, and an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor-like appearance. To our knowledge, this is the first report of pancreatic PEComa with severe inflammation. PEComa is also a generic term for tumors derived from perivascular epithelioid cells, such as AML, CCST, and LAM. Thus, this case is considered an inflammatory subtype of PEComa. It has a distinctive morphology that is not typical of PEComa. This histological phenotype should be widely recognized.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hikaru Tsukita
- Department of Cellular and Organ Pathology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1- 1-1 Hondo, Akita-shi, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
- Department of Pathology, Nihonkai General Hospital, Sakata, Japan
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- Department of Cellular and Organ Pathology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1- 1-1 Hondo, Akita-shi, Akita, 010-8543, Japan.
| | - Takahiro Ishinari
- Department of Cellular and Organ Pathology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1- 1-1 Hondo, Akita-shi, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
| | - Ayana Takahashi
- Department of Cellular and Organ Pathology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1- 1-1 Hondo, Akita-shi, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
- Department of Pathology, Nihonkai General Hospital, Sakata, Japan
| | - Ken Miyabe
- Department of Cellular and Organ Pathology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1- 1-1 Hondo, Akita-shi, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
| | - Michinobu Umakoshi
- Department of Cellular and Organ Pathology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1- 1-1 Hondo, Akita-shi, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
- Department of Pathology, Akita City Hospital, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Cellular and Organ Pathology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1- 1-1 Hondo, Akita-shi, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Cellular and Organ Pathology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1- 1-1 Hondo, Akita-shi, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Nihonkai General Hospital, Sakata, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Noshiro Yamamoto Medical Association Hospital, Noshiro, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Noshiro Yamamoto Medical Association Hospital, Noshiro, Japan
| | - Ikuma Kato
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Cellular and Organ Pathology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1- 1-1 Hondo, Akita-shi, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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