Hemangiopericytoma of the seminal vesicle presenting with hypoglycemia

Authors
Arya, M Hayne, D Brown, RSD O'Donnell, PJ Mundy, AR
Citation
M. Arya et al., Hemangiopericytoma of the seminal vesicle presenting with hypoglycemia, J UROL, 166(3), 2001, pp. 992-992
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology","da verificare
Journal title
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
ISSN journal
00225347 → ACNP
Volume
166
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
992 - 992
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5347(200109)166:3<992:HOTSVP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Hemangiopericytoma is a rare type of sarcoma that was first described in th e early 1940s. It usually presents when locally advanced or with metastatic disease, and generally has a poor prognosis. We describe a unique case of such a tumor arising from the seminal vesicles.