Hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are very rare. We report a primary hepatic PEComa with a review of the literature. A 56-year-old women presented with a nodular mass detected during the management of chronic renal failure and chronic hepatitis C. Diagnostic imaging studies suggested a nodular hepatocellular carcinoma in segment 5 of the liver. The patient underwent partial hepatectomy. A brown-colored expansile mass measuring 3.2×3.0 cm was relatively demarcated from the surrounding liver parenchyma. The tumor was mainly composed of epithelioid cells that were arranged in a trabecular growth pattern. Adipose tissue and thick-walled blood vessels were minimally identified. A small amount of extramedullary hematopoiesis was observed in the sinusoidal spaces between tumor cells. Tumor cells were diffusely immunoreactive for human melanoma black 45 (HMB45) and Melan A, focally immunoreactive for smooth muscle actin, but not for hepatocyte specific antigen (HSA).

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A continuous screening procedure interchangeably using the performance and surrogate variables is proposed. At the start of the inspection, the performance variable is measured for all items. As soon as i consecutive items are found to be free of defects, the surrogate variable is measured instead of the performance variable. If an item is rejected, the inspection based on the performance variable is resumed. All non-conforming items found in the inspection are either reworked or replaced with conforming items. The average outgoing quality (AOQ) expression is derived, and methods of ® nding the inspection procedure with a speci® ed average outgoing quality limit (AOQL) are presented.

Purpose: This paper reviews the papers on statistical quality control issues which are published in Journal of the Korean Society for Quality Management (KSQM) since 1965. The literature review is purposed to survey a variety of statistical quality control issues. Methods: By grouping all of statistical quality control issues into 3 categories:; quality inspections, control charts, and process capability analysis. Results: Grouping all of papers on statistical quality control published in journal of the KSQM for 50 years into 3 categories, we provide a chronological roadmap for individual categories, and summarize the contents and contributions of surveyed papers. Conclusion: The review paper is expected to provide future direction to improve statistical quality control theories and applications in manufacturing and service industries.