Hemangiopericytoma: A Rare Mass Arising in the Kidney

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2018, Vol 12, Issue 3

Abstract

ABSTRACT 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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Gregory Pathrose, Anuj Deep Dangi, Mayank Gupta, Ramani Manoj Kumar, Nitin Sudhakar Kekre

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  • EP ID EP512957
  • DOI 10.7860/JCDR/2018/27925.11277
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Gregory Pathrose, Anuj Deep Dangi, Mayank Gupta, Ramani Manoj Kumar, Nitin Sudhakar Kekre (2018). Hemangiopericytoma: A Rare Mass Arising in the Kidney. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 12(3), 7-9. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-512957