Giant retroperitoneal pelvic hemangiopericytoma. 1991

P Morris, and R Stahl, and E Liriano, and H Dardik
Department of Surgery, Englewood Hospital, New Jersey.

Hemangiopericytoma is a rare soft tissue sarcoma, comprising less than one percent of all vascular neoplasms. This report describes a 75-year-old man with a very large malignant retroperitoneal hemangiopericytoma that was successfully excised. The tumor measured 23 cm in its greatest dimension and, as such, is the largest malignant hemangiopericytoma reported to date. The clinical and pathologic features of this lesion and a review of the literature are presented.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D001808 Blood Vessels Any of the tubular vessels conveying the blood (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins). Blood Vessel,Vessel, Blood,Vessels, Blood
D006393 Hemangiopericytoma A tumor composed of spindle cells with a rich vascular network, which apparently arises from pericytes, cells of smooth muscle origin that lie around small vessels. Benign and malignant hemangiopericytomas exist, and the rarity of these lesions has led to considerable confusion in distinguishing between benign and malignant variants. (From Dorland, 27th ed; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1364) Hemangiopericytomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012186 Retroperitoneal Neoplasms New abnormal growth of tissue in the RETROPERITONEAL SPACE. Neoplasm, Retroperitoneal,Neoplasms, Retroperitoneal,Retroperitoneal Neoplasm
D012983 Soft Tissue Neoplasms Neoplasms of whatever cell type or origin, occurring in the extraskeletal connective tissue framework of the body including the organs of locomotion and their various component structures, such as nerves, blood vessels, lymphatics, etc. Neoplasm, Soft Tissue,Neoplasms, Soft Tissue,Soft Tissue Neoplasm

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