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PEComas are composed of perivascular epithelioid cells, and angiomyolipoma (AML), clear cell sugar tumor (CCST), and lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM) are considered lesions of the same lineage as tumors of the PEComa family. Histologically, a common PEComa shows solid or sheet-like proliferation of epithelioid cells. This is accompanied by an increase in the number of dilated blood vessels. Here, we report a case of pancreatic PEComa with marked inflammatory cell infiltration.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A 74-year-old male patient underwent an appendectomy for acute appendicitis. Postoperative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 30\u2009\u00d7\u200925\u00a0mm non-contrast-enhanced circular lesion in the tail of the pancreas. The imaging findings were consistent with a malignant tumor, and distal pancreatectomy was performed. Histologically, most area of the lesion was infiltrated with inflammatory cells. A few epithelioid cells with large, round nuclei, distinct nucleoli, and eosinophilic granular cytoplasm were observed. Spindle-shaped tumor cells were observed. Delicate and dilated blood vessels were observed around the tumor cells. Immunohistochemically, the atypical cells were positive for \u03b1SMA, Melan A, HMB-45, and TFE3. The cytological characteristics of the tumor cells and the results of immunohistochemical staining led to a diagnosis of pancreatic PEComa.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A histological variant known as the inflammatory subtype has been defined for hepatic AML. A small number of tumor cells present with marked inflammatory cell infiltration, accounting for more than half of the lesions, and an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor-like appearance. To our knowledge, this is the first report of pancreatic PEComa with severe inflammation. PEComa is also a generic term for tumors derived from perivascular epithelioid cells, such as AML, CCST, and LAM. Thus, this case is considered an inflammatory subtype of PEComa. It has a distinctive morphology that is not typical of PEComa. 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