Congenital Hemangiopericytoma in the Retroperitoneum: A Case Report in a Newborn.
- Author:
Young Kwang CHOO
1
;
Hyun Seok CHO
;
Suk Bae MOON
;
Gu KANG
;
Hyeon Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Korea. premee@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Congenital hemangiopericytoma;
Newborn;
Retroperitoneum
- MeSH:
Adult;
Capillaries;
Hemangiopericytoma;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Male;
Pericytes;
Rare Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2011;22(4):362-366
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hemangiopericytoma is a rare vascular tumor that usually occurs in adults. The tumor is believed to originate from pericytes that are closely related to the capillary walls. Congenital hemangiopericytoma is a more rare disease that occurs in approximately 0.03% of all heamngiopericytomas. Herein, we describe a 1-month-old male newborn with huge congenital hemangiopericytoma in the retroperitoneum that exhibited a typical morphological vascular pattern.
