Surgical resection of a congenital hemangiopericytoma involving the thoracic spine

• Main Authors: Chang Hun Kim (Author), Joohyung Son (Author), Do Hyung Kim (Author), Sung Kwang Lee (Author), Bong Soo Son (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...