Malign recurrence of primary chest wall hemangiopericytoma in the lung after four years: a case report and review of the literature

Case Rep Oncol Med. 2014:2014:470268. doi: 10.1155/2014/470268. Epub 2014 Aug 13.

Abstract

Hemangiopericytoma (HPC) may develop in every site where the endothelial tissue exits and primarily develops in the skeletal-muscular system or the skin. Adult cases of HPC generally exhibit a benign course. 20-30% of the cases may show a malign course. The tumors that show more than four mitoses, a focal area of necrosis, and increased cellularity on a magnification ×10 are considered as malign. In our paper, we presented our case who showed a lung metastasis at the end of 4 years and who developed a pathological fracture of the right humerus at the end of approximately 2 years, because hemangiopericytoma is rarely seen in the chest wall as a primary tumor.