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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 1998 | Volume
: 44
| Issue : 3 | Page : 78-80 |
Haemangiopericytoma of kidney: a report of 2 cases.
SH Merchant, BV Mittal, MS Desai
Department of Pathology, Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai.
Correspondence Address:
S H Merchant
Department of Pathology, Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai.
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 0010703578 
Haemangiopericytoma is a rare neoplasm of the kidney. There are no unique radiological or clinical identifiers that can aid in preoperative diagnosis. Surgery is the only reliable therapy, as both chemotherapy and radiotherapy have proven ineffective in several series. The outcome is difficult to predict, the only reliable predictor is presence or absence of metastasis. The rarity of this lesion prompts the report of these two cases.
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