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Pericytic neoplasm

MedGen UID:
235473
•Concept ID:
C1335392
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Pericytic Neoplasm; pericytic neoplasm; Pericytic Tumor; Pericytic tumor; Pericytic tumour; Perivascular Neoplasm; perivascular neoplasm; Perivascular Tumor; perivascular tumor; perivascular tumour
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002604

Definition

A benign or malignant mesenchymal neoplasm arising from the perivascular cells of the connective and soft tissues. It is characterized by the presence of pericytes that grow in a circumferential pattern around vessels. [from NCI]

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Hemangiopericytoma: Incidence, Treatment, and Prognosis Analysis Based on SEER Database.
Wang K, Mei F, Wu S, Tan Z
Biomed Res Int 2020;2020:2468320. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1155/2020/2468320. PMID: 33204688Free PMC Article
PDGF receptors in tumor stroma: Biological effects and associations with prognosis and response to treatment.
Östman A
Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2017 Nov 1;121:117-123. Epub 2017 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2017.09.022. PMID: 28970051
Normalization of the vasculature for treatment of cancer and other diseases.
Goel S, Duda DG, Xu L, Munn LL, Boucher Y, Fukumura D, Jain RK
Physiol Rev 2011 Jul;91(3):1071-121. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00038.2010. PMID: 21742796Free PMC Article

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Diagnosis

A retroperitoneal myopericytoma: The first case located at the retroperitoneal area and not originate from the kidneys.
Ozkent MS, Günler T, Gönen M
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2023 Apr-Jun;66(2):369-371. doi: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_403_21. PMID: 37077087
A case of mediastinal mesenchymal tumor with pericytic neoplasm feature that responded to radiation therapy.
Muramoto M, Kanda S, Kobayashi T, Tamada H, Fukazawa A, Koiwai K, Koizumi T
Thorac Cancer 2023 May;14(13):1204-1207. Epub 2023 Mar 25 doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.14855. PMID: 36965153Free PMC Article

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