A Rare Case of Hemangiopericytoma in the Maxilla of a 4-Year-Old Child

• Main Authors: Abhishek Sinha (Author), Kamala Rawson (Author), Govind Singh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 0972-1363; 0975-1572; 10.5005/jp-journals-10011-1074
• Keywords: Hemangiopericytoma; Vascular neoplasm; Staghorn; Immunohistochemistry; Dentistry; RK1-715; Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine; R895-920
• Source: Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vol 22, Iss 5, Pp 64-66 (2010)

Hemangiopericytoma is a rare vascular tumor that originates from small pericapillary spindle-shaped cells. Clinical diagnosis of such a lesion is an extremely challenging task because there are very few detailed reports of such a lesion and one would hardly think of a diagnosis such as hemangiopericytoma while examining a lesion. The incidence in head and neck region is less than 20%. Hemangiopencytoma usually occurs in the 4th to 5th decade of life and just 3 to 5% cases affecting the soft tissues around the oral cavity, sinus tract and meninges. The hemangiopencytoma generally presents as a painless mass, but may have symptoms depending upon the size and location of the tumor. Here, we present such a case in a 4-year-old female child involving the anterior maxillary region.