Primary Hemangiopericytoma of the Lung: 1 Case Report.
- Author:
Goang Min CHOI
1
;
Kun Il KIM
;
Ho Seung SHIN
;
Hee Chul PARK
;
Ki Woo HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hemangiopericytoma;
Lung neoplasm
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Capillaries;
Hemangiopericytoma*;
Humans;
Lung Neoplasms;
Lung*;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Pericytes;
Radiography;
Recurrence;
Thorax
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1998;31(3):315-318
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary hemangioperiycytoma is quite rare tumor of the lung and arising from pericyte in external layer of capillaries. Most cases are developed in 4th and 5th decade, are asymptomatic, and have malignant otential. On chest radiography, primary pulmonary hemangiopericytoma shows lobulated, well demarcated, homogeneous soft tissue density. Microscopically, it consisits of numerous vascular spaces of variable size and shape separated by aggregates of tightly packed oval to spindle-shaped cells. Treatment of choice is surgical excision. We report a case of primary pulmonary hemangiopericytoma in a 16-year-old man who had well demarcated homogeneous mass in the superior segment of left lower lobe, but had no symptom. He had undergone left lower lobectomy. He has been followed up for 8 months but has no sign of relapse or metastasis yet.
