Urgent surgical management of congenital intracranial hemangiopericytoma in a preterm neonate

Abstract

Hemangiopericytoma is a rare mesenchymal tumor originating from capillary pericytes, known as Zimmermann pericytes. The adult form is not uncommon and generally malignant but tumor is found rarely in children. Here we describe an intracranial hemangiopericytoma in a preterm newborn whose had the tumor resected successfully shortly after birth.

Keywords:

• Hemangiopericytoma
• preterm
• neonate

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Correction to: Semerci SY et al., Urgent surgical management of congenital intracranial hemangiopericytoma in a preterm neonate

Acknowledgements

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We have no conflict of interests.

First draft of the manuscript was written by Gamze Demirel. No payment was given to anyone.