title: Splenic hemangiopericytoma in a one-month-old infant.
abstract: Hemangiopericytoma is an uncommon tumor that occurs mostly in middle-aged adults. There have been only sporadic case reports of splenic involvement, and in all but one the treatment has been total splenectomy. We present a one-month-old boy with splenic hemangiopericytoma treated with partial splenectomy. This is the youngest case in the literature, and there has been no recurrence noted after two years of follow up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Linkou, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan (ROC).
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jin-Yao
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Chi-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Chuen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery