Beijing Shijitan Hospital & the Peking University 9th Clinical College,
10 Tieyiroad, Yangfangdian, Haidian District, Beijing, 100038
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Case Report
Effect of Adjuvant Radiotherapy in the Management of Hemangiopericytoma of the Central Nervous System:Report of 5 Cases
Author(s): Li Chen, Yidong Chen, Baojin Sun, Jing Jiang, Feng Gao, Xiaoguang Qiu and Shunjiang YuLi Chen, Yidong Chen, Baojin Sun, Jing Jiang, Feng Gao, Xiaoguang Qiu and Shunjiang Yu
Objective: Primary intracranial or spinal hemangiopericytoma (HPC) represents a rare tumour that is more difficult to distinguish from other CNS tumours based on clinical symptoms and imaging findings. In this article, here we present 5 cases with HPC (3 intracranial and 2 spinal) with histologically confirmed were treated at our hospital between June 2009 to January 2010, and a review of the literature pertaining to the diagnosis, clinical management, and so on. Methods: Clinical data of the 5 patients with HPCs from cerebra and spinal cord including the manifestations of imaging, pathology, treatment and prognosis factors were investigated, and relevant literatures were reviewed. Of which, 3 males, 2 females, age ranged from 6-35 years old, median age at primary diagnosis was 29 years. Results: 3 patients underwent craniotomy and the other 2 patients underwent spinal surgery. Total .. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9619.1000184
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