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Department of General Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, MASHHAD-IRAN.
Abstract
Hemangiopericytoma is a mesenchymal neoplasm originating from the pericyte, a cell type that surrounds the capillaries. Its primary localization in the lung is extremely rare. A 70-year-old woman was referred to our hospital complaining of cough and non-massive hemoptysis from 2 months earlier. She was a nonsmoker with a history of close contact with sheep and a dog. On physical examination, she had reduced respiratory sounds in the left upper zone. Her chest x- ray revealed a mass in the left middle and upper zones. CT-scan of the lungs revealed a parenchymal mass with -4 to 20 (HU) densities. Hemagglutination test was negative for hydatid cyst. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was normal; therefore, the patient underwent surgical operation. The pathology of the mass was primary pulmonary hemangiopericytoma. (Tanaffos 2009; 8(2):59-63)
Bagheri,R , Rezaeitalab,F , Kalantari,M and Rajabi Mashhadi,M T . (2009). Primary Pulmonary Hemangiopericytoma: A Case Report. TANAFFOS (Respiration), 8(2(spiring)), 59-63.
MLA
Bagheri,R , , Rezaeitalab,F , , Kalantari,M , and Rajabi Mashhadi,M T . "Primary Pulmonary Hemangiopericytoma: A Case Report", TANAFFOS (Respiration), 8, 2(spiring), 2009, 59-63.
HARVARD
Bagheri R, Rezaeitalab F, Kalantari M, Rajabi Mashhadi M T. (2009). 'Primary Pulmonary Hemangiopericytoma: A Case Report', TANAFFOS (Respiration), 8(2(spiring)), pp. 59-63.
CHICAGO
R Bagheri, F Rezaeitalab, M Kalantari and M T Rajabi Mashhadi, "Primary Pulmonary Hemangiopericytoma: A Case Report," TANAFFOS (Respiration), 8 2(spiring) (2009): 59-63,
VANCOUVER
Bagheri R, Rezaeitalab F, Kalantari M, Rajabi Mashhadi M T. Primary Pulmonary Hemangiopericytoma: A Case Report. TANAFFOS (Respiration). 2009;8(2(spiring)):59-63.
