Hemangiopericytoma
A hemangiopericytoma is a type of soft-tissue sarcoma that originates in the pericytes in the walls of capillaries. When inside the nervous system, although not strictly a meningioma tumor, it is a meningeal tumor with a special aggressive behavior. It was first characterized in 1942.
| Hemangiopericytoma | |
|---|---|
| Other names | HPC |
| Haemangiopericytoma, Gomori methenamine silver stain | |
| Specialty | Neuro-oncology |
| Symptoms | Painless mass |
| Usual onset | 45 years of age (median) |
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