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Radiosensitive hemangiopericytoma in the soft palate
Harukazu Hiraumi1, Shin-ichiro Kitajiri, Tomoko Hirose
1Department of Otolaryngology, Toyooka Hospital, 6-35, Tachino-cho, Toyooka City, Hyogo, Japan. hiraumi@aol.com
Auris, Nasus, Larynx
|January 5, 2002
Abstract:
Hemangiopericytomas are uncommon neoplasms of vascular origin, and rarely arise in the pharynx. We report a case of a 78-year-old female with hemangiopericytoma in her soft palate exhibiting prominent radiosensitivity. Hemangiopericytomas are considered to be radioresistant and wide local excision is a treatment of choice, but their nature is widely variable. In treating aggressive hemangiopericytomas, radiation therapy can be selected.