Journal d'hépatologie et des troubles gastro-intestinaux
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PEComa of the Colon Presentation of a Case and Review of the Literature

Humanes RS, Cardenas EMS, Fernandez AIL, Arco LCH, Arenzana LMB, Recio LV and Suarez Muñoz MA

Introduction and objectives: PEComas are very rare tumors even their location in the colon.

Material and Methods: We report a case of a 42 years old male patient with an acute abdomen and a PEComa tumor dependent of the cecum wall. He underwent emergency surgery for right hemicolectomy and mesenteric implant resection.

Discussion: PEComas (Perivascular Epithelioid Cells tumors) are rare mesenchymal neoplasms. In the digestive tract there are few cases reported in the literature.