## Abstract A slowly growing tumour in the pre-sacral space is described. On surgical excision this proved to be a haemangiopericytoma which has since recurred locally. The difficulty and necessity of adequate removal are discussed.
Retroperitoneal haemangiopericytoma
β Scribed by J. L. Douglas; R. Mitchell; D. W. Short
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1966
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 381 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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β¦ Synopsis
HAEMANGIOPERICYTOMA is an uncommon tumour which it seemed rather fixed. The blood-pressure was of blood-vessel origin, first described as an entity I30/90 mm. Hg and all peripheral pulses were palpable bJ, Stout and M~~~~~ (1942). It arises from the and normal. Radiological examination of the pelvis was capillaries and is characteristically composed of pronegative but a barium enema (Fig.
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