title: Haemangiopericytoma of the submental region.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. hc@physiol.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Constantinides
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toh
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Warfield
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: 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