Haemangiopericytoma of greater omentum. A rare cause of acute abdominal pain.
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.
Bovino
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Dept. of Surgery Pietro Valdoni, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
Basso
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Di Giacomo
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Codacci Pisanelli
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M
Basile
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U
De Toma
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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