Conservative surgical treatment of tongue hemangiopericytoma.
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Hemangiopericytoma is a vascular tumor that is believed to arise from the Zimmermann's pericytes, smooth muscles cells localized around the blood vessels. This tumor presents as a slowly enlarging painless mass with a clear predilection for the musculoskeletal system. The aim of this work was to introduce a peculiar case of a tongue hemangiopericytoma managed by conservative surgical treatment.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of craniofacial surgery
دوره 23 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012