title: Haemangiopericytoma of greater omentum. A rare cause of acute abdominal pain.
abstract: Haemangiopericytoma (HPT) is a rare neoplasm that can occur in any part of the human body. In this report, we describe the case of a patient with sudden severe upper abdominal pain caused by primary HPT in the greater omentum.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery Pietro Valdoni, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bovino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Basso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Giacomo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Codacci Pisanelli
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Basile
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Toma
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology