hemangiopericytoma


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hemangiopericytoma

 [he-man″je-o-per″ĭ-si-to´-mah]
a tumor composed of spindle cells with a rich vascular network, which apparently arises from pericytes.

he·man·gi·o·per·i·cy·to·ma

(he-man'jē-ō-per'i-sī-tō'mă),
An uncommon vascular, usually benign, neoplasm composed of round and spindle cells that are derived from the pericytes and surround endothelium-lined vessels; malignant hemangiopericytomas are difficult to distinguish microscopically from the benign.
[hemangio- + pericyte + G. -oma, tumor]

hemangiopericytoma

/he·man·gio·peri·cy·to·ma/ (he-man″je-o-per″ĭ-si-to´mah) a tumor composed of spindle cells with a rich vascular network, which apparently arises from pericytes.

he·man·gi·o·per·i·cy·to·ma

(hē-man'jē-ō-per'i-sī-tō'mă)
An uncommon vascular, usually benign, neoplasm composed of round and spindle cells that are derived from the pericytes and surround endothelium-lined vessels.
Synonym(s): haemangiopericytoma.

hemangiopericytoma

a tumor composed of spindle cells with a rich vascular network, which apparently arises from pericytes. See also schwannoma.
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