Intraspinal hemangiopericytoma: case report and review of the literature

M Salvati; P Ciappetta; M Artico; A Raco; A Fortuna

doi:10.1007/BF00383270

Intraspinal hemangiopericytoma: case report and review of the literature

Neurosurg Rev. 1991;14(4):309-13. doi: 10.1007/BF00383270.

Authors

M Salvati¹, P Ciappetta, M Artico, A Raco, A Fortuna

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurological Sciences, Neurosurgery, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Italy.

PMID: 1791947
DOI: 10.1007/BF00383270

Abstract

Hemangiopericytoma, a tumor whose origin is controversial, rarely affects the central nervous system and is even more rarely spinal. We report a case of the spinal variety and discuss its clinical and pathological features, diagnosis, and treatment in the light of relevant literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Hemangiopericytoma / diagnosis*
Hemangiopericytoma / pathology
Hemangiopericytoma / surgery*
Humans
Laminectomy
Microscopy, Electron
Spinal Cord / pathology
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed