title: Preoperative embolization in surgical treatment of a primary hemangiopericytoma of the rib: a case report.
abstract: Primary hemangiopericytoma of the rib is extremely rare and only a few cases have been reported. A 62-yr-old man presented with an aching chest pain and dyspnea. Thoracic computed tomography revealed a homogenous mass expanding the right seventh rib. A diagnosis of hemangiopericytoma was established by percutaneous needle biopsy. Preoperative embolization of the feeding vessels of the tumor was performed in order to prevent perioperative bleeding. There was no significant bleeding during the surgery, where complete resection of the tumor with 7th to 9th ribs with a surgical margin of 5 cm was performed. Postoperative course was uneventful and there has been no recurrence for thirteen months. To our knowledge, there has been no report to apply a preoperative embolization of a primary hemangiopericytoma of the rib.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. serhatf@omu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Findik
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akan
authors.forename: Sancar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baris
authors.forename: Atilla G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Atici
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Uzun
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Erkan
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012272:Ribs; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed