Hemangiopericytoma: A Rare Mass Arising in the Kidney
Published: March 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/27925.11277
Gregory Pathrose, Anuj Deep Dangi, Mayank Gupta, Ramani Manoj Kumar, Nitin Sudhakar Kekre
1. Postgraduate Registrar, Department of Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
4. Professor, Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
5. Professor, Department of Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Gregory Pathrose,
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Hemangiopericytoma, a tumour arising from pericytes is an unusually rare kidney neoplasm. It is difficult to establish a preoperative diagnosis. Here, we present a case report of a 47-year-old gentleman who presented with haematuria and underwent left radical nephrectomy as preoperative imaging was suggestive of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). The final histopathological diagnosis was hemangiopericytoma of the left kidney.
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