A case of vulvar hemangiopericytoma.

Kim, Sun Young; Jin, Se Jin; Cho, Dong Hyu; Jang, Kyu Yun; Jeong, Young Ju; Rheu, Chul Hee; Oh, Byung Chan

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2008;51(12):1525-1527.
Published online December 1, 2008.

A case of vulvar hemangiopericytoma.

Sun Young Kim, Se Jin Jin, Dong Hyu Cho, Kyu Yun Jang, Young Ju Jeong, Chul Hee Rheu, Byung Chan Oh

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Korea. obgy@chonbuk.ac.kr
²Department of Pathology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Korea.

Abstract

Hemangiopericytoma is a rare vascular tumor arising from the adventitial pericytes of the small capillaries. Hemangiopericytomas primarily affect adults and are rare in infants and children. Both genders are equally affected. The most common anatomic locations for hemangiopericytoma are the lower extremity, axilla, pelvis, retroperitoneum, and head and neck. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for hemangiopericytoma. The occurrence of this tumor in the vulva is rare, and to our knowledge we report the first case of a hemangiopericytoma arising from the vulva in Korea

Key Words: Hemangiopericytoma, Vulva