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Table 1 Clinical features of 11 cases of primary bone PEComa

From: Malignant perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) of the femur: a case report and literature review

Author/Reference

Age (y)/Sex

Site

Size (cm)

Presentation

Radiologic features

Treatment

Follow-up

Insabato et al. [2]

30/M

Right proximal tibia

2

Pain

Osteolytic with cortical destruction

Local resection

ANED, 12mo

Torri et al. [5]

28/M

Right 6th rib

2

Pain

Osteolytic

Complete resection

ANED, not reported

Righi et al. [4]

92/F

Right fibula

NA

NA

NA

Local resection

NA

Lian et al. [3]

52/F

Right mid-shaft fibula

6.3

Progressive swelling

Extension through the cortex forming a soft-tissue mass

Wide excision

ANED, 3mo

Yamashita et al. [6], case 1

35/M

7th thoracic vertebra

1.8

Bilateral leg weakness, back pain

Osteolytic, destructive enhancing lesion (MRI)

CRT

Pelvic bone metastases, AWD,12mo

Yamashita et al. [6], case 2

39/F

Right tibia

6.5

Pain

Enhancing mass with areas of breakthrough of the cortex forming a soft-tissue mass

RT + Excision

ANED,34mo

Yamashita et al. [6], case 3

48/F

Right distal tibia

Very small

Pain

Permeable destructive lesion with soft tissue extension (recurrent lesion)

Excisional biopsy, amputation

Recurred 3 times in 3 y, ANED, 3y

Kazzaz et al. [7]

26/M

5th lumbar vertebra

Large

Lower back pain, left leg weakness

Destructive lesion with extra-osseous mass

Conservative

Lung metastases, ANED, not reported

Desy et al. [8], case 1

93/F

Right distal fibula

NA

Progressive pain, swelling

Expansile lytic lesion

Local resection

ANED,2y

Desy et al. [8], case 2

29/M

Left acetabulum

5

Progressive hip pain

Extensive lytic with soft tissue expansion

Left hemipelvectomy + temsirolimus

Lung metastases, DOD, 8mo

Lao et al. (our case)

47/M

Left femur

5.2

Pain, progressive swelling

Osteolytic mass, destruction of cortex forming a soft-tissue mass

Curettage + CRT

Lung metastases, AWD, 3.5y

  1. ANED indicates alive with no evidence of disease, AWD alive with disease, CRT chemo-radiotherapy, RT, radiotherapy, DOD died of disease, mo month, NA, not available y year