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Hemangiopericytoma: A case report and rationale for aggressive therapy
Author(s) -
Cook Charles,
Kakos Gerard S.,
Roberts Stuart
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197411)34:5<1830::aid-cncr2820340535>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - medicine , hemangiopericytoma , radiation therapy , asymptomatic , metastasis , lesion , chemotherapy , primary tumor , radiology , meninges , surgery , cancer , pathology
Hemangiopericytomas are infrequently encountered neoplasms which exhibit growth and recurrence potentials distinct from other vascular tumors. Late recurrence (greater than 5 years) is not uncommon, and the over‐all metastasis rate approximates 50%. An aggressive approach is indicated for these tumors, as both radiation therapy and chemotherapy seem to be of little benefit. A case in which the primary lesion arose in the meninges, followed by pulmonary and hepatic metastasis, resected 11 and 16 years, respectively, after the primary tumor is presented. The patient is currently alive and asymptomatic without evidence of additional tumor.