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Primary malignant hemangiopericytoma of the breast: Report of a case

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A 70-year-old woman presented with a huge tumor in her left breast, which had rapidly increased in size causing cutaneous erosion. She underwent a simple mastectomy, at which time the tumor was found to be an encapsulated multilocular cystic lesion containing dark fluid. Histological examination disclosed the characteristic features of malignant hemangiopericytoma, including the perivascular lamellar growth of atypical mesenchymal cells with vimentin-positive cytoplasm. Multiple irregular vascular luminal formation was also conspicuous. The characteristics of this lesion are discussed together with a review of the previous literature on this unusual neoplasm.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, 305-8575, Tsukuba Ibaraki, Japan

    Nobuo Kanazawa, Ei Ueno & Katashi Fukao

  2. Department of Pathology, Institute of Basic Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, 305-8575, Tsukuba Ibaraki, Japan

    Masachika Fujiwara & Hiroshi Kamma

  3. Department of Surgery, Mito Chuou Hospital, 1-15-1 Yanagimachi, 310-0817, Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

    Atsushi Ono & Gaku Nitou

  4. Department of Clinical Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakaemachi, Itabashi-ku, 173-0034, Tokyo, Japan

    Naotaka Izumiya

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Kanazawa, N., Ono, A., Nitou, G. et al. Primary malignant hemangiopericytoma of the breast: Report of a case. Surg Today 29, 939–944 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482792

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