Pregnancy-Associated Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of the Tarsal Navicular: A Case Report.

Haley E Smith Nicholas C Arpey Borislav A Alexiev Terrance D Peabody Samer Attar

Published in: JBJS case connector (2021)

PEComas are rare tumors most commonly found in soft tissues but have been reported in bone and are occasionally associated with pregnancy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of pregnancy-associated PEComa of bone.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
bone mineral density
soft tissue
gene expression
bone loss
stem cells
cell therapy
bone marrow