title: Radiosensitive hemangiopericytoma in the soft palate.
abstract: Hemangiopericytomas are uncommon neoplasms of vascular origin, and rarely arise in the pharynx. We report a case of a 78-year-old female with hemangiopericytoma in her soft palate exhibiting prominent radiosensitivity. Hemangiopericytomas are considered to be radioresistant and wide local excision is a treatment of choice, but their nature is widely variable. In treating aggressive hemangiopericytomas, radiation therapy can be selected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Toyooka Hospital, 6-35, Tachino-cho, Toyooka City, Hyogo, Japan. hiraumi@aol.com
authors.forename: Harukazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hiraumi
authors.forename: Shin-ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitajiri
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hosaka
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toki
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikehara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011836:Radiation Tolerance; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed