Malignant hemangiopericytoma of the liver: report of a case

Jpn J Surg. 1991 Jul;21(4):462-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02470977.

Abstract

A 30 year old female was admitted with right upper abdominal pain and fever. Ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a large cystic mass in the right lobe of the liver, and aspiration bacteriology was negative. A right hepatic lobectomy was performed for a suspected cystadenocarcinoma, however, the tumor was histologically diagnosed as a hemangiopericytoma with prominent venous invasion. The patient died within a short time of multiple pulmonary metastases. Primary hepatic hemangiopericytoma is extremely rare, and according to our research, this is only the 4th case reported in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hemangiopericytoma* / pathology
  • Hemangiopericytoma* / secondary
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary