renal metastasis of a malignant myopericytoma: a case report and review of literature
;Jeroen Van Besien;Pieter Uvin;Caroline Van den Broecke;David Creytens;Luc Merckx
european medical journal urology2016Vol. 4pp. 82-87
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Abstract
Myopericytoma is a rare tumour arising from myopericytes. Myopericytes are transitional cells between pericytes, which are perivascular cells adjacent to capillaries, and vascular smooth muscle cells. We report a case of cutaneous myopericytoma metastasising to the right kidney. It represents one of the few cases of malignant behaviour in myopericytoma, and is the first report of a myopericytoma metastasising to the urinary tract. This case suggests that the traditional view that urinary myopericytoma are benign lesions needs to be updated.