Malignant Hemangiopericytoma of the Chest Wall.
- Author:
In Kyu PARK
;
Kyung Young CHUNG
;
Dae Hyeon MAENG
;
Dong Whan SHIN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Aged;
Capillaries;
Hemangiopericytoma*;
Humans;
Pericytes;
Radiotherapy;
Thoracic Wall*;
Thorax*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2000;33(10):843-846
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary hemangiopericytoma of chest wall is very rate and only a few cases have ever been reported. The tumor aries from the capillary pericyte of Zimmerman. It is a highly vascular slow growing tumor which can be calssified as both malignant and benign varieties. We report a case of a 66 year-old man in whom recurrent hemangiopericytoma was treated by complete surgical excision. In October 1993 he had received surgical excision of hemangiopericytoma on posterior chest wall. For more than 6 years after the operation he was in good condition until a recurrent mass was found on the chest X-ray. The patient was discharged 9 days after the operation and is receiving radiotherapy.
