Open AccessPrimary Pulmonary Hemangiopericytoma
Author(s) -
Sawant Sharma,
Neeraj Kumar Rathee,
A K Pandey,
Dr K. Dimri,
Dr Nidhi Gupta,
Heena Dr. Heena,
Ajay Kumar,
Brijdeep Singh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sas journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2454-5112
DOI - 10.36347/sasjm.2021.v07i11.008
Subject(s) - hemangiopericytoma , medicine , asymptomatic , lung , lung tumor , primary tumor , stage (stratigraphy) , radiology , pathology , cancer , metastasis , paleontology , biology
Primary Pulmonary (lung) Hemangiopericytoma is a very rare neoplasm. It is known to be malignant tumor [1]. Hemangiopericytoma is known to be more malignant when the disease site is lung compared to soft tissues. The tumor is almost asymptomatic but in advanced stage it becomes symptomatic. Symptoms are generally similar to other cancers of lung like shortness of breathlessness, dyspnea, cough, fever. Tumor is usually treated with surgical resection. Prognosis is usually controversial.