Primary omental haemangiopericytoma.
Haemangiopericytomas arise from Zimmermann's pericytes, which regulate the blood flow through capillaries. Given their cell of origin, haemangiopericytomas may arise anywhere; however, the most common locations are the lower limb musculature, the pelvic fossa and the retroperitoneum. A comprehensive review of the English literature has revealed only 19 previous confirmed haemangiopericytomas arising from omentum, the case reported herein being the 20th.
Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. garethmorrisstiff@hotmail.com
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Morris-Stiff
Gavin A
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Falk
Daniel
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Joyce
Brian
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Rubin
Sricharan
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Chalikonda
D000368:Aged; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed