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Lung tumor

Other malignancies

Hemangiopericytoma

Reviewer: Deepali Jain, M.D. (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 22 January 2013, last major update September 2012
Copyright: (c) 2003-2013, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.

General
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● Rare tumor at any site, often a misdiagnosis
● Lipomatous variant (Ultrastruct Pathol 2007;31:51)

Micro description
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● Blunt spindle cells with scant cytoplasm, separated by arborizing vascular spaces arranged in a staghorn pattern

Differential diagnosis
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● Metastatic endometrial stromal sarcoma

End of Lung tumor > Other malignancies > Hemangiopericytoma

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