Hemangiopericytoma of the greater omentum.
A 41-year-old Chinese woman was admitted to our hospital with epigastric pain. Computed tomography detected a heterogeneous enhancement tumor fed by the left gastroepiploic artery in the left lower quadrant and cholelithiasis. Excision of the tumor in the greater omentum and cholecystectomy were performed laparoscopically. Histological findings confirmed a diagnosis of hemangiopericytoma with low-grade malignancy. To our knowledge, hemangiopericytoma of the greater omentum is very rare, and only 12 cases were reported in English literature. We report a case of hemangiopericytoma arising in the greater omentum and review the literature.
Shiba
Hiroaki
H
Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan. hs0817@ss.iij4u.or.jp
Misawa
Takeyuki
T
Kobayashi
Susumu
S
Yokota
Tokuyasu
T
Son
Kyonsu
K
Yanaga
Katsuhiko
K
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009852:Omentum; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery