Hemangiopericytoma of the optic nerve sheath.
OBJECTIVE
To report the clinicopathologic findings in patient with optic nerve sheath hemangiopericytoma.


METHODS
Clinicopathologic report.


METHODS
The clinical, histologic, and immunohistochemical findings of a patient with optic nerve sheath hemangiopericytoma were reviewed.


RESULTS
An excisional biopsy of an optic nerve sheath tumor from a 35-year-old woman showed a staghorn vascular pattern consisting of CD34-positive tumor cells.


CONCLUSIONS
Hemangiopericytoma may occur rarely in the optic nerve sheath.
Schwent
Bryan J
BJ
Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Wojno
Ted H
TH
Grossniklaus
Hans E
HE
D000328:Adult; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D019574:Optic Nerve Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*
D018952:Antigens, CD34; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins