Hemangiopericytoma
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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.[2]
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Hemangiopericytoma | |
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Other names | HPC |
Haemangiopericytoma, Gomori methenamine silver stain | |
Specialty | Neuro-oncology |
Symptoms | Painless mass[1] |
Usual onset | 45 years of age (median)[1] |
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