Isolated acute hemorrhagic edema of the eyelids
Author
Spagnut, Giulia
Silecchia, Valeria
Valerio, Enrico
Cutrone, Mario
Grimalt Santacana, Ramon
Publication date
2019-12ISSN
2413-8223
Abstract
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are rare tumors which can arise in almost every body site. Little is still known about these tumors because of the limited number of cases described by far and the short follow-ups. Diagnosis, based on histopathological and immunohistochemical features, is not so straightforward owing to their rarity. Prediction of clinical behaviour which can be benign, locally aggressive or purely malignant, is not without flaws. A refinement in the prognostic criteria is desiderable. Even if surgery is considered the mainstay of therapy of both primary PEComa and local recurrences/metastases, doubts still exist regarding the other treatment modalities such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The rarity of this neoplasm prompted us to report a case we observed. A left lung PEComa was diagnosed in a 70-year-old lady that we treated with upper left lobectomy. Our aim is to add our experience to the present body of literature and contribute in the understanding of PEComa neoplasms.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
61 - Medical sciences
Keywords
Pediatria
Vasculitis
Infants
Edema
Parpelles
Pediatría
Vasculitis
Infancia
Edema
Párpados
Pediatrics
Vasculitis
Infants
Edema
Eyelids
Pages
2
Publisher
ACT Publishing Group Limited
Collection
4; 2
Is part of
Journal of Respiratory Research
Citation
Spagnut, Giulia; Silecchia, Valeria; Valerio, Enrico [et al.]. Isolated acute hemorrhagic edema of the eyelids. Journal of Respiratory Research, 2019, 4(1), p. 172-173. Disponible en: <http://www.ghrnet.org/index.php/jdr/article/view/2729>. Fecha de acceso: 25 jun. 2020. DOI: 10.17554/j.issn.2413-8223.2019.04.46-3
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