Difference between revisions of "Fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours"
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==Hemangiopericytoma== | ==Hemangiopericytoma== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Grouped with ''solitary fibrous tumour'' in the WHO classification; possibly the same tumour (?).<ref name=Ref_WMSP609>{{Ref WMSP|609}}</ref> | *Grouped with ''[[solitary fibrous tumour]]'' in the WHO classification; possibly the same tumour (?).<ref name=Ref_WMSP609>{{Ref WMSP|609}}</ref> | ||
*Arises from the ''pericyte'', a connective tissue cell of small vessels that is thought to be involved in flow regulation. | *Arises from the ''pericyte'', a connective tissue cell of small vessels that is thought to be involved in flow regulation. | ||
*Hematologic spread most common - to lungs.<ref name=emed1255879ov>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1255879-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1255879-overview]. Accessed on: 2 May 2010.</ref> | *Hematologic spread most common - to lungs.<ref name=emed1255879ov>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1255879-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1255879-overview]. Accessed on: 2 May 2010.</ref> | ||