Abstract:Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor is a rare mesenchymal tumor composed of unique histological and immunohistochemical perivascular epithelioid cells, which is benign more than malignant and frequently occurs in adult women. Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor mainly originates from the female uterus and can occur in other parts such as lung, liver, kidney, bladder and gastrointestinal tract. The family of perivascular epithelioid cell tumor tumors include angiomyolipoma (AML), clear cell "sugar" tumors (CCST) of lung and extrapulmonary tissues, lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and clear cell myomelanocytic tumor (CCMMT) in falciform ligament/ ligaments. However, the clinical manifestations of perivascular epithelioid cell tumor are lack of specificity, and the pathogenesis is unknown. It has unique morphological features and immunoreactivity for myocytes markers and melanocyte markers. Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor, which occurs in the gastrointestinal tract, were rare. In this review, we carry out a comprehensive survey based on published data and discuss our current understanding of the clinicopathologic features, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of perivascular epithelioid cell tumor occurring in the gastrointestinal tract.