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Clear Cell-Sugar-Tumor of the Lung

Known as: Lung Clear Cell Tumor, Sugar Tumor, Clear Cell-Sugar-Tumor of Lung 
A rare benign lung tumor with perivascular epithelioid cell differentiation. It is composed of round or oval cells with abundant clear or… 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2015
Review
2015
PEComa: morphology and genetics of a complex tumor family.
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) harboring TFE3 gene rearrangements lack the TSC2 alterations characteristic of conventional PEComas: further evidence for a biological distinction.
Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms (PEComas) are a group of lesions composed of distinctive perivascular epithelioid cells… 
2010
2010
Malignant clear cell sugar tumor of the lung: patient case report.
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
A Distinctive Subset of PEComas Harbors TFE3 Gene Fusions
Perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms (PEComas) include the common renal angiomyolipoma, pulmonary clear cell sugar tumor… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor.
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors are mesenchymal neoplasms defined by the presence of histologically and… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Neoplasms of Soft Tissue and Gynecologic Origin: A Clinicopathologic Study of 26 Cases and Review of the Literature
PEComas, occasionally associated with the tuberous sclerosis complex, are defined by the presence of perivascular epithelioid… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Primary Extrapulmonary Sugar Tumor (PEST): A Report of Four Cases
The cell of origin and direction of differentiation of the clear cell tumor of the lung (the so-called sugar tumor) remains… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Comparison of melanoma antigen recognized by T cells (MART-1) to HMB-45: additional evidence to support a common lineage for angiomyolipoma, lymphangiomyomatosis, and clear cell sugar tumor.
The antibody to the melanoma antigen recognized by T cells (anti-MART-1, clone M2-7C10) is a newly described antibody to a… 
1984
1984
Benign clear cell tumor (“sugar tumor”) of the trachea
A benign clear cell tumor occurring in the trachea of a 48‐year‐old woman is described. This is the first such case to be… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Benign clear cell tumor (“sugar tumor”) of the lung
The light microscopic and fine structural features of a benign clear cell tumor of the lung are reported. The tumor contained an… 
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