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Malignant haemangiopericytomas of omentum presenting as left inguinal hernia: A case report

BACKGROUND: Hemangiopericytomas (HPC) are vascular tumors and can be found at any place where vessels are present. These were previously known as ‘extrapleural Solitary Fibrous Tumour’. These tumors may reoccur and metastasize after surgical excision. We present herein a HPC of the greater omentum,...

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Autores principales: shahid, Sana, Khan, Hina, Mehmood, Muniba, Rage, Khaled Abdullah, Saeed, Summaya
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Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7846890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.01.070
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author shahid, Sana
Khan, Hina
Mehmood, Muniba
Rage, Khaled Abdullah
Saeed, Summaya
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Khan, Hina
Mehmood, Muniba
Rage, Khaled Abdullah
Saeed, Summaya
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description BACKGROUND: Hemangiopericytomas (HPC) are vascular tumors and can be found at any place where vessels are present. These were previously known as ‘extrapleural Solitary Fibrous Tumour’. These tumors may reoccur and metastasize after surgical excision. We present herein a HPC of the greater omentum, diagnosed as left inguinal hernia preoperatively. CASE PRESENTATION: A 61-year-old male, presented with a huge painless mass in his left inguinoscrotal region secondary to weigh-lifting associated with malaise and vague abdominal pain. A well-defined, non-tender, and firm mass was found at the left lower abdomen extending to the left inguinoscrotal region. Based on the examination, a diagnosis of indirect inguinal hernia was made. Abdominal ultrasound showed a heterogeneous, hyporeflective, and vascularized mass. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan identified a localized, extraperitoneal, heterogeneously hypodense, well-defined, and lobulated mass, with marked contrast enhancement. On exploration, an encapsulated large mass originating from the omentum with enormously dilated blood vessels was excised. On histopathology, a neoplastic lesion, composed of spindle-shaped cells and moderate cytoplasm was identified. The blood vessels appeared thin-walled with a staghorn appearance in hemangiopericytic pattern. Omental sections showed fibro adipose tissue with dilated lymphatics and thick-walled blood vessels. Features were consistent with a malignant HPC of 20 × 14 × 10 cm. CONCLUSION: We present an unusual presentation of primary omental malignant HPC as an inguinal hernia, treated by complete surgical resection. These tumors are rare therefore, timely diagnosis is important for proper evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. It also requires long-term follow up for better survival.
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spelling pubmed-78468902021-02-04 Malignant haemangiopericytomas of omentum presenting as left inguinal hernia: A case report shahid, Sana Khan, Hina Mehmood, Muniba Rage, Khaled Abdullah Saeed, Summaya Ann Med Surg (Lond) Case Report BACKGROUND: Hemangiopericytomas (HPC) are vascular tumors and can be found at any place where vessels are present. These were previously known as ‘extrapleural Solitary Fibrous Tumour’. These tumors may reoccur and metastasize after surgical excision. We present herein a HPC of the greater omentum, diagnosed as left inguinal hernia preoperatively. CASE PRESENTATION: A 61-year-old male, presented with a huge painless mass in his left inguinoscrotal region secondary to weigh-lifting associated with malaise and vague abdominal pain. A well-defined, non-tender, and firm mass was found at the left lower abdomen extending to the left inguinoscrotal region. Based on the examination, a diagnosis of indirect inguinal hernia was made. Abdominal ultrasound showed a heterogeneous, hyporeflective, and vascularized mass. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan identified a localized, extraperitoneal, heterogeneously hypodense, well-defined, and lobulated mass, with marked contrast enhancement. On exploration, an encapsulated large mass originating from the omentum with enormously dilated blood vessels was excised. On histopathology, a neoplastic lesion, composed of spindle-shaped cells and moderate cytoplasm was identified. The blood vessels appeared thin-walled with a staghorn appearance in hemangiopericytic pattern. Omental sections showed fibro adipose tissue with dilated lymphatics and thick-walled blood vessels. Features were consistent with a malignant HPC of 20 × 14 × 10 cm. CONCLUSION: We present an unusual presentation of primary omental malignant HPC as an inguinal hernia, treated by complete surgical resection. These tumors are rare therefore, timely diagnosis is important for proper evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. It also requires long-term follow up for better survival. Elsevier 2021-01-23 /pmc/articles/PMC7846890/ /pubmed/33552488 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.01.070 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of IJS Publishing Group Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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shahid, Sana
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Mehmood, Muniba
Rage, Khaled Abdullah
Saeed, Summaya
Malignant haemangiopericytomas of omentum presenting as left inguinal hernia: A case report
title Malignant haemangiopericytomas of omentum presenting as left inguinal hernia: A case report
title_full Malignant haemangiopericytomas of omentum presenting as left inguinal hernia: A case report
title_fullStr Malignant haemangiopericytomas of omentum presenting as left inguinal hernia: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Malignant haemangiopericytomas of omentum presenting as left inguinal hernia: A case report
title_short Malignant haemangiopericytomas of omentum presenting as left inguinal hernia: A case report
title_sort malignant haemangiopericytomas of omentum presenting as left inguinal hernia: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7846890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.01.070
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