Haemangiopericytoma of the floor of the mouth. A case report.
Haemangiopericytoma of the floor of the mouth with metastases to the lumbar spine in a 23-year-old black woman is described. She represents the 36th patient with oral cavity haemangiopericytoma and the 4th with a floor of mouth lesion. The aggressive behaviour of haemangiopericytoma and its resistance to all forms of recommended treatment was shown in this patient.
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Department of ENT, University of Natal, Durban.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed