title: Hemangiopericytoma of the lacrimal sac.
abstract: Hemangiopericytomas are soft tissue tumors composed of pericapillary pericytes. These tumors are rare in the lacrimal sac. To the author's knowledge, only four previous cases of these tumors occurring in the lacrimal sac have been reported. A primary hemangiopericytoma of the lacrimal sac in a 34-year-old female is reported. Total excision with the surrounding tissue appears to be the treatment of choice for this tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Y D
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007766:Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed