Sinonasal haemangiopericytoma: a case report

Abstract

Haemangiopericytoma (HPC) is a rare vascular tumour that is thought to originate from the vascular pericytes of Zimmerman. HPC may arise in any part of the body, and from 15 to 30% of these tumours are found in the head and neck, with a rare involvement of the sinonasal region The main symptoms of nasal HPC, epistaxis and nasal obstruction, are not typical. The final diagnosis is based on the histopathology and immunochemistry, and whether the tumour is benign or malignant is defined on the basis of the clinical history. HPC located in the sinonasal area is generally benign. We report the case of a young woman with a sinonasal mass histologically proven to be haemangiopericytoma. The patient underwent surgical treatment by means of mid-facial degloving after embolisation of the maxillary artery. After a careful 3-year follow-up, the patient is disease free and healthy.

Management of sinonasal hemangiopericytomas: a systematic review

“…After screening, there were a total of 56 articles used that described 128 cases (Fig. ) . The included cases are summarized in Supporting Table .…”

Treatment outcome and prognostic factors of head and neck hemangiopericytoma: Meta-analysis

“…The scope of the literature search was enlarged on the basis of the reference lists of all retrieved articles for additional relevant articles. Fifty‐four articles, including 2 case series (≥10 cases) and 52 cases reports, met the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the analysis . Data that were extracted for each patient included age, sex, tumor history, tumor presentation, tumor size, tumor extension, lymphadenopathy, surgery type, surgical margins, neck dissection, histologic grade, adjuvant therapy, follow‐up, and treatment outcome.…”

Characteristics and prognosis of glomangiopericytomas: A systematic review

“…After full‐text assessment, 139 articles were also excluded: articles containing no histologic findings (n = 20), unclear histology (n = 10), duplicate cases (n = 3), cases not arising in the sinonasal tract (n = 21), other sinonasal tumors, such as solitary fibrous tumor (n = 39), glomus tumor (n = 27), myopericytoma (n = 3), fibroma (n = 1), papilloma (n = 1), and lymphoma (n = 1), and reviews without information about individual cases (n = 13). Finally, 80 articles containing glomangiopericytoma of the sinonasal tract (337 cases) were identified as eligible for this study . Most articles (75/80; 94%) were published in English, except for 5 articles written in Korean …”