Haemangiopericytoma of the mandible

Received 3 April 2009; accepted 29 January 2010. published online 03 March 2010.
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Summary

Haemangiopericytomas (HPCs) found in bony structures are rare sarcomas of vascular origin. Here, we report the case of a 41-year-old female with a HPC originating in the right ramus of the mandible. After tumour staging and biopsy for histological reference the tumour was surgically removed. The surgical technique is described and therapy options of these rare cases are discussed and compared with these cases already documented. To the best of our knowledge, this is the 6th case of mandibular HPC reported in the literature.

Keywords: maxillofacial, haemangiopericytoma, head and neck tumour, mandible, solitary fibrous tumour

1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Head: Prof. Joachim Mühling, MD, DDS), University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany

2 Institute of Pathology (Head: Prof. Peter Schirmacher, MD), University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany

3 Department of Neurology (Head: Prof. Martin Bendszus, MD), Division of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany

Oliver C. THIELE, MD, DDS, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, INF 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Tel.: +49 6221 56 39700; Fax: +49 6221 56 4222.

PII: S1010-5182(10)00019-3

doi:10.1016/j.jcms.2010.01.007