title: Intrathoracic extrapulmonary tumor mass: hemangiopericytoma.
abstract: Hemangiopericytoma is an uncommon mesenchymal tumor originating from pericytes. We describe the clinical and morphologic features in a case of intrathoracic extrapulmonary giant hemangiopericytoma. The tumor was radically removed, and the microscopy report was benign hemangiopericytoma. Because of the high risk of local recurrence, long-term follow-up is important in such patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk Center for Chest Disease and Chest Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demircan
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Kurul
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Tastepe
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Liman
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sever
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy