Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Ankara Patoloji Bülteni Archive

2000, Vol 17, Num, 2     (Pages: 109-111)

Intranasal Hemangiopericytoma (Case Report)

Sema Bircan1, Nazan Bozdoğan2, Serpil Dizbay Sak1

1Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara
2S.B. Kırıkkale Devlet Hastanesi Patoloji Bölümü, Kırıkkale


Hemangiopericytoma is a rare tumor of vascular origin. It may arise from any vascular site, but it is very rarely localised in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. A review of the literature shows high recurrence rates in spite of a benign histologicnature. In this report, a case of 60-year-old woman with intranasal hemangiopericytoma who was admitted to the hospital with epistaxis and nasal obstruction is presented. Histopathological and immunohistochemical features of this case are discussed with a review of literature.

Keywords : Hemanjioperisitoma, nasal