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hemangiopericytoma

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hemangiopericytoma [hē¦mān·jē·ō‚per·ə·sī′tō·mə]
(medicine)
A tumor composed of endothelium-lined tubes or cords of cells surrounded by spherical cells with supporting reticulin network.


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A preliminary diagnosis of glomus tumor was made; the differential diagnosis included ELST and hemangiopericytoma.
First, the region q14-q15 on chromosome 12 is also commonly rearranged in a variety of other mesenchymal solid tumors, including angiomyxomas, hemangiopericytomas, lipomas, and pulmonary chondroid hamartomas, as well as breast fibroadenomas, endometrial polyps, and salivary gland adenomas.
When distinguishing solitary fibrous tumor from other tumors, the most difficult pathologic distinction to make is between it and hemangiopericytoma because their morphologic and immunohistochemical profiles are similar.
 
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