Huge malignant mediastinal hemangiopericytoma compressing the heart and mediastinum
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Primary mediastinal hemangiopericytoma
BACKGROUND Hemangiopericytoma is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm, accounting for about 1% of vascular tumors The tumor occurs most commonly in the skin, subcutaneous soft tissues, muscles of the extremities, retroperitoneum but rarely in the lung, trachea or mediastinum. CASE PRESENTATION A rare case of primary mediastinal hemangiopericytoma is presented. A 72-year-old woman was treated by comple...
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal for Health Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2278-0521
DOI: 10.4103/2278-0521.171439