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. 2023 Apr 11;18:45. doi: 10.1186/s13000-023-01323-x

Table 1.

Classification of malignant potential for non-gynecologic PEComas (adapted from [12])

High risk features Risk category

(1) Size > 5 cm

(2) Infiltrative growth pattern

(3) High nuclear grade and cellularity

(4) Mitotic Rate > 1/50 HPF

(5) Necrosis

(6) Vascular invasion

• “Benign”: < 2 high risk features and size < 5 cm

• “Uncertain malignant potential”: Size ≥ 5 cm with no other high risk features OR nuclear pleomorphism/multinucleated giant cells only

• “Malignant”: ≥ 2 high risk features