Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
CASE REPORTS
Myopericytoma Presenting As Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
Xiao-lian SongXin-ying SunGuo-liang ZhangYong-wei YuChang-hui Wang
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2012 Volume 51 Issue 6 Pages 639-642

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Myopericytoma is a benign tumor composed of cells that show apparent differentiation towards putative perivascular myoid cells called myopericytes. To date, only a small number of series describing myopericytomas have been reported. Here, we report a case of pulmonary myopericytoma presenting as multiple nodules in a 26-year-old man. Clinical presentation, radiological features and histopathologic findings of the patient are also discussed. The result of the histology combined with the immunohistochemical analysis led to a diagnosis of myopericytomas. To our knowledge, this is the first report of myopericytoma showing pulmonary involvement.

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© 2012 by The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
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