Hemangiopericytoma of the Breast: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Filopoulos, Evagelos
Kapatou, Kasiani
Zacharias, Georgios
Koukourakis, Georgios
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Sarcomas of the breast are rare and hemangiopericytoma (HPC) of the breast is even rarer.
Case Report.
We report a case of a 43-year-old woman who presented with a 4 cm mass in her right breast.
Her family history was positive for breast cancer.
A fine needle aspiration indicated a malignant vascular tumor.
An excision biopsy and frozen section analysis confirmed the presence of an encapsulated mesenchymal tumor.
Its morphology and immunohistochemical marker profile were characteristic for a malignant hemangiopericytoma.
Thus, she underwent a tumor excision without an axilla sampling.
Approximately one year after the surgery the patient is well without local recurrence or metastasis disease to be observed.
We also reviewed the literature and discuss the treatment options, characteristics, and immunophenotype of HPC.
Conclusions.
The accurate diagnosis of HPC depends on the appropriate histological and immunohistochemical examination.
Surgical resection is the treatment of choice and due to scarcity of cases and unpredictable biological behavior of these tumors long term follow-up may be warranted.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Koukourakis, Georgios& Filopoulos, Evagelos& Kapatou, Kasiani& Zacharias, Georgios. 2015. Hemangiopericytoma of the Breast: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059247
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Koukourakis, Georgios…[et al.]. Hemangiopericytoma of the Breast: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059247
American Medical Association (AMA)
Koukourakis, Georgios& Filopoulos, Evagelos& Kapatou, Kasiani& Zacharias, Georgios. Hemangiopericytoma of the Breast: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059247
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059247