Sinonasal glomangiopericytoma

J Craniofac Surg. 2012 Jul;23(4):1194-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31824e6d09.

Abstract

Glomangiopericytoma (sinonasal-type hemangiopericytoma) is a rare tumor arising from the periyctes surrounding capillaries and accounts for less than 0.5% of all sinonasal tumors. It falls within the category of borderline and low-malignant-potential soft tissue tumors of the nose and paranasal sinuses. It is defined by the World Health Organization as a sinonasal tumor demonstrating a perivascular myoid phenotype. It was noted that when this lesion arose in the nasal cavity, it tended to behave in a more indolent fashion than its soft tissue counterpart, suggesting that sinonasal hemangiopericytomas represented a distinct entity. We report a case of a 68-year-old female patient diagnosed with glomangiopericytoma arising in the left sinonasal cavity and discussed the condition in terms of differential diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endoscopy / methods*
  • Female
  • Headache
  • Hemangiopericytoma / diagnosis
  • Hemangiopericytoma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Nasal Obstruction
  • Olfaction Disorders
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / surgery*