Primary pulmonary haemangiopericytoma: a very rare case

Heart Lung Circ. 2005 Dec;14(4):263-5. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2005.03.020. Epub 2005 Jun 1.

Abstract

Hemangiopericytoma is a mesenchymal neoplasm originating from pericytes--a cell type that surround capillaries. Its primary localization in the lung is extremely rare. A 41-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital with an abnormal opacity on his chest X-ray. A primary tumor, located in the left upper lobe, was resected, and final diagnosis was hemangiopericytoma of pulmonary origin. The patient has been well for 2 years since the operation with no sign of recurrence or metastasis. A rare case of primary pulmonary tumor has been presented, and possibilities and difficulties in diagnosis as well as therapy are discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Hemangiopericytoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hemangiopericytoma / pathology*
  • Hemangiopericytoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Radiography