Infantile Hemangiopericytoma of the Musculoskeletal System: Case Report and Literature Review

• Published in: Journal of pediatric orthopaedics Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 359 - 362
• Main Authors: Hoey, S A, Letts, R M, Jimenez, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott-Raven Publishers 01-05-1998; Lippincott
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Extremities - surgery; Female; Hemangiopericytoma - pathology; Hemangiopericytoma - therapy; Humans; Infant; Knee - pathology; Knee - surgery; Medical sciences; Tumors of striated muscle and skeleton; Human; Knee; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Lower limb; Cardiovascular disease; Infant; Knee disease; Vascular disease; Case study; Symptomatology; Striated muscle disease; Treatment; Benign neoplasm; Diagnosis; Hemangiopericytoma; Bibliographic review
• ISSN: 0271-6798; 1539-2570
• DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199805000-00017

Infantile hemangiopericytoma is an uncommon cause of a soft-tissue mass in the neonatal period. Only 86 of these tumors have been reported in the literature. Thirty of these were located in the extremities. This review presents a case of infantile hemangiopericytoma localized to the knee in an 8-month-old infant. Current literature suggests that the majority of these lesions are benign, and surgical excision is curative. Recurrence and metastatic disease rarely occur. Because 30-50% of infantile hemangiopericytomas occur in the extremities, orthopaedic surgeons should be aware of and familiar with this tumor.