Open AccessHemangiopericytoma like tumor — a diagnostic challenge
Author(s) -
A. Y. Dehadray,
Mohan Jagade,
Smita Nagle,
John Victor,
Girija Tulpule,
Amrapali Keny
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03050779
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , paranasal sinuses , nose , hemangiopericytoma , head and neck , head and neck surgery , vascular tumor , radiology , pathology , dermatology , surgery
Haemangjopericytoma is a vascular tumour rarely seen in common practice, especially in head & neck. Hemangjopericytoma - like tumor is an even more rare entity and only 70 cases have been described arising from the nose & paranasal sinuses. The aim of this paper is to review the literature and highlight the ability of the tumor to masquerade as a less ominous, more commonly occurring benign growth of the region thereby making the diagnosis even more elusive.