[Clinical and histopathological features of hemangiopericytoma-like tumor of the nasal cavity]

Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho. 1998 Sep;101(9):1082-7. doi: 10.3950/jibiinkoka.101.9_1082.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 65-year-old woman consulted our hospital complaining of left nasal obstruction. On nasal examination, a reddish half round tumor arising from the left nasal septum was found. We removed the tumor together with normal septal mucosa. Histologically, the tumor was diagnosed as a hemangiopericytoma-like tumor. It has been reported that a hemangiopericytoma-like tumor is microscopically distinguished from similar type tumors arising from other sites of the body. The most notable microscopic features of intranasal hemangiopericytoma-like tumors are their uniformity of cells and the absence of nuclear or cytoplasmic pleomorphism with a sheetlike arrangement, and no evidence of varying growth phases or necrosis. This is the second case report of this type of tumor in Japan.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Hemangiopericytoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Nasal Cavity*
  • Nose Neoplasms / pathology*