Chemotherapy of malignant hemangiopericytoma

Chemotherapy in Ovine Malignant Theileriosis

Sequential salvage chemotherapy for recurrent intracranial hemangiopericytoma.

OBJECTIVE Hemangiopericytoma (HPC) is an uncommon primary brain tumor with an almost invariable tendency to recur and metastasize. We undertook a retrospectively collected case series of recurrent intracranial HPCs treated with salvage chemotherapy with the primary objective of evaluating progression-free survival. METHODS Fifteen patients, ages 26 to 62 years, with recurrent HPC and who were...

[Primary malignant solitary fibrous tumor/hemangiopericytoma of the parotid gland].

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) was first described in the pleura by Lietaud in 1767; later in 1870, Wagner described the localized nature of this type of tumor and Klemperer and Rabin classified pleural tumors into two types: diffuse mesotheliomas and localized mesotheliomas. Recent years have seen the redefinition of this neoplasm, due to better technology; it is now proven that this neoplasm ma...

Malignant Hemangiopericytoma of the Bladder: Case Report and Literature Review

Follow up cystoscopy clearly showed tan, friable bladder neck mass. After transurethral resection, pathology identified a solitary fibrous tumor with diffuse mitotic features concerning for malignancy. Due to these features and the site of tumor being the trigone and bladder neck, a partial cystectomy was unfeasible. The patient elected to undergo a radical cystoprostatectomy with ileal conduit...

Primary Malignant Hemangiopericytoma Presenting As a Pancoast Tumor

A 61-year-old male was admitted to Başkent University Hospital with right shoulder pain, weight loss, and dyspeptic symptoms. His chest roentgenogram showed a mass-like shadow of about 7 cm in diameter in the right upper lung area (Fig. 1). Subsequent computed tomograph (CT) revealed a large tumor with multiple metastases spread in the lung paranchimal tissue but no metastases in the mediastina...