Guo Yun-Lei, Dang Ying, Zhang Hui, Lian Jie
Department of Ultrasound Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi 'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, CHN.
Department of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi 'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, CHN.
Cureus. 2025 Apr 1;17(4):e81579. doi: 10.7759/cureus.81579. eCollection 2025 Apr.
Primary hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) is an exceptionally rare mesenchymal neoplasm of borderline malignancy, with limited documentation of its contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) features in medical literature. In this context, we present a 53-year-old male patient without chronic liver disease, who exhibited a well-circumscribed hypoechoic left hepatic lobe mass on conventional ultrasonography. Subsequent CEUS demonstrated characteristics indicative of malignant tumors, with specific manifestations during the arterial phase, thereby informing clinical decision-making toward surgical resection. Histopathological confirmation of capsular-invasive PEComa underscores the utility of CEUS in characterizing such lesions, particularly in middle-aged patients with incidental solitary hepatic masses lacking predisposing risk factors. These findings advocate for the integration of CEUS into diagnostic algorithms to enhance specificity in atypical hepatic tumor evaluations.
原发性肝血管周上皮样细胞肿瘤(PEComa)是一种极为罕见的交界性恶性间叶性肿瘤,医学文献中对其超声造影(CEUS)特征的记录有限。在此背景下,我们报告一名53岁无慢性肝病的男性患者,其在常规超声检查中显示左肝叶有一个边界清晰的低回声肿块。随后的CEUS显示出提示恶性肿瘤的特征,在动脉期有特定表现,从而为手术切除的临床决策提供了依据。包膜浸润性PEComa的组织病理学证实强调了CEUS在鉴别此类病变中的作用,特别是在无易感危险因素的中年偶然发现孤立性肝肿块患者中。这些发现主张将CEUS纳入诊断算法,以提高非典型肝肿瘤评估的特异性。