Mediastinal hemangiopericytoma with neuroforamen invasion

• Main Authors: Huang-I Hsu, Su-Hao Liu, En-Kuei Tang, Yih-Gang Goan, Shu-Shong Hsu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
• Series: Journal of Medical Sciences
• Subjects: Hemangiopericytoma; mediastinal tumor; spinal
• Online Access: http://jms.ndmctsgh.edu.tw/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2015;volume=35;issue=5;spage=218;epage=220;aulast=Hsu

Hemangiopericytoma is a rare tumor and accounts for about 1% of the vascular tumor. The most common site is the lower extremities, retroperitoneum/pelvis fossa, and the head and neck. Mediastinum origin is rare especially with neuroforamen invasion. Herein, we presented a case of 71-year-old woman with primary mediastinal tumor mass with progressive enlargement. She was treated by total T4 laminectomy and partial T3 + T5 laminectomy with intraspinal tumor removal and exploratory thoracotomy with resection of the tumor. She was under postoperative radiotherapy at our Oncology Department. The tumor was under well control until now.