Primary hemangiopericytoma of the heart. A case report.
Hemangiopericytoma (HP) represents a rare cellular vascular tumor. The present report of primary HP of the heart in a 53-year-old Japanese male is the first of its kind. Most of the tumor masses were removed, but masses tightly adhering to both the pericardium and the epicardium were not excised because of profuse bleeding. The patient has remained free of complaints for 10 months post-operatively. Non-invasive methods including a chest X-ray, echocardiogram, and thallium-201 myocardial imaging were found to be useful adjuncts of the diagnosis of cardiac tumor.
D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography