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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., & Rajabi Mashhadi, M. T. (2009). Primary Pulmonary Hemangiopericytoma: A Case Report. TANAFFOS (Respiration), 8(2(spiring)), 59-63.
MLA
Reza Bagheri; Fariba Rezaeitalab; Mahmoud Kalantari; Mohammad Taghi Rajabi Mashhadi. "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.
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.
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