Haemangiopericytoma of the submental region.
Haemangiopericytoma refers to an uncommon vascular/perivascular neoplasm of which a minority of cases arise in the head and neck. It comprises a group of lesions with marked clinical and pathological heterogeneity and a lack of positive criteria by which to make a definitive diagnosis. We describe an unusual case of such a tumour in the submental region, review its pathological features and discuss issues in management and prognosis.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. hc@physiol.ox.ac.uk
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D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged