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hemangiopericytomas

Tuesday 9 December 2003

Localization

- cerebral hemangiopericytoma
- meningeal hemangiopericytoma

Types

- infantile hemangiopericytoma

Cytogenetics

- 12q13-15

- t(8;12)(p21;p13.1) (11063798)
- t(15;16)(q24;q22) (11063798)
- t(1;3)(p22;q21) (8163277)
- t(2;12)(p13;q24.1) (8143272)
- t(5;7)(q13;p15) (8143272)
- t(13;22)(q22;q11) (3955528)
- trisomy 15 (12505255)

Differential dianosis

- tumors with hemangiopericytomatous pattern

References

- Nappi O, Ritter JH, Pettinato G, Wick MR. Hemangiopericytoma: histopathological pattern or clinicopathologic entity? Semin Diagn Pathol. 1995 Aug;12(3):221-32. PMID: 8545589

- Gengler C, Guillou L.Solitary fibrous tumour and haemangiopericytoma: evolution of a concept. Histopathology. 2006 Jan;48(1):63-74. PMID: 16359538