[Intracranial hemangiopericytoma 32 cases reports].
OBJECTIVE
To further elucidate the clinical feature, pathogenesis, treatment and prognosis of intracranial hemangiopericytomas (HPC).


METHODS
Thirty-two cases of HPC treated in our department were analyzed retropectively.


RESULTS
Grade I surgery, complet tumor removal with excision of involved dural and bone (7 cases); Grade II surgery, complet tumor removal with aggressively cauterization of dural and/or bone (13 cases); Grade III surgery, complet tumor removal but no satisfactory attempt to deal with involved dural or bone (7 cases); Grade IV surgery, tumor residual (7 cases). 13 cases were recurrent.


CONCLUSIONS
The prognosis of intracranial hemangiopericytomas is dismal. The recurrent rates of HPC are very high. Microneurosurgery and adjuvant radiotherapy are main treatment. It is very important that counterchecking at regular intervals.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing TianTan Hospital, Beijing 100050, China.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome