Retrorectal hemangiopericytoma: a case report.
Hemangiopericytoma is a rare, vascular soft tissue tumour originating from the pericytes, the contractile cells that surround capillaries. A case of retrorectal hemangiopericytoma in a 49-year-old woman is reported. With a posterior sagittal approach, the tumour was completely removed. Pathological examination, including immunohistological stains, was consistent with a hemangiopericytoma. A step-by-step approach to a retrorectal tumour is exemplified, and a very rare pathological entity is added to the spectrum of retrorectal masses.
Leventoglu
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Department of Surgery, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. sezaileventoglu@hotmail.com
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Kurukahvecioğlu
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Oğuz
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Barit
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Uluoğlu
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D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery