Primary omental haemangiopericytoma
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Gareth Morris-Stiff1, Gavin A Falk, Daniel Joyce
1Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. garethmorrisstiff@hotmail.com
Haemangiopericytomas arise from Zimmermann's pericytes, which regulate the blood flow through capillaries. Given their cell of origin, haemangiopericytomas may arise anywhere; however, the most common locations are the lower limb musculature, the pelvic fossa and the retroperitoneum. A comprehensive review of the English literature has revealed only 19 previous confirmed haemangiopericytomas arising from omentum, the case reported herein being the 20th.
Haemangiopericytomas arise from Zimmermann's pericytes, which regulate the blood flow through capillaries. Given their cell of origin, haemangiopericytomas may arise anywhere; however, the most common locations are the lower limb musculature, the pelvic fossa and the retroperitoneum. A comprehensive review of the English literature has revealed only 19 previous confirmed haemangiopericytomas arising from omentum, the case reported herein being the 20th.
