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Volume 4 Issue 5 (September - October, 2016)

Case Reports

MALIGNANT HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA OF PALATE- A CASE REPORT
Veena Desai, Vanita C. Rathod, Siddharth Pundir, Sudhanshu Dixit, Rashmi Chandrakar, Ashiq Ali Lakhani4

Hemangiopericytoma (HPC) is a rare tumor of uncertain malignant potential. Stout and Murray described HPC as “vascular tumor arising from Zimmerman’s pericyte” in 1942.The World Health Organization (WHO) reclassified HPC as a fibroblastic/ myofibroblastic tumor, after further characterization. HPC is found mostly wherever there is increased vascularity seen. The incidence of the tumor in head and neck area is only 15%, mostly seen in adults.  We report here a case of HPC of a 26‑year‑old male, who presented to our department with a non- tender swelling in maxillary posterior region and the mass was well‑circumscribed, pedunculated  and soft on palpation.Over lying mucosa appears red and erythematous with normal surrounding mucosa with irregular margins The tumor was completely removed with wide surgical resection. The histopathological staining supported the diagnosis of HPC.
Key words: Hemangiopericytoma, pericytes.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Veena Desai1, PG student, Dept. of Oral Pathology, Rungta College Of Dental Sciences & Reasearch, Bhilai,Chattisgarh- 490023

This article may be cited as: Desai V, Rathod VC, Pundir S, Dixit S, Chandrakar R, Lakhani AA.  Malignant hemangiopericytoma of palate- A case report. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(6):107-109.

 
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