title: Solitary fibrous tumor/hemangiopericytoma of the penis: Report of the first case.
abstract: Hemangiopericytoma (HPC) is an uncommon perivascular tumor, first described in 1942, occurring most frequently in the extremities (pelvis, meninges, head and neck), and rarely affecting the urogenital system. In 1870, Wagner published the first histological description of a Solitary Fibrous Tumor (SFT) of the pleura. It is now thought that the majority of lesions previously called hemangiopericytomas (HPCs) are essentially indistinguishable from solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs). Nowadays, the new WHO classification of soft tissue tumors categorizes most HPCs as SFTs. We report the first case of penile SFT-HPC in a 44-year-old man, presenting with a 3-year history of slow-growing penile mass. The patient underwent a tumor excision. Six months after surgery he is free of local recurrence and distant metastasis.
authors.affiliation: 1 Urology Department, Belcolle Hospital, Viterbo - Italy.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Castellani
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sebastiani
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maurelli
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andrisano
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mazzone
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feroce
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Primi
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Verrico
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rizzotto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D054364:Solitary Fibrous Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods