Surgical resection of a congenital hemangiopericytoma involving the thoracic spine

A congenital hemagiopericytoma (HPC) is an uncommon tumor derived from vascular pericytes; HPCs involving the central nervous system are rare. No report of a congenital HPC involving the spinal cord has yet appeared. Most adult HPCs become malignant, but infantile HPCs are benign. However, resection...

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Main Authors: Chang Hun Kim, Joohyung Son, Do Hyung Kim, Sung Kwang Lee, Bong Soo Son
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619301745