Two examples of hemangiopericytoma (HPC): one invading the left petrous ridge and the other within the right insula.
Classic features of HPC: parasagittal location and large tortuous vessels are not demonstrated here.
Hemangiopericytoma
Hemangiopericytoma
- Mesenchymal (mesodermal) tumor that is dural-based, often parsagittal/falcine.
- They have solid and cystic components and characteristically have extensive tortuous (cork-screw) vasculature (prominent flow voids on MRI or tortuous vessels on angiography).
- Classic pathologic findings:
- Randomly oriented spindle cells in a "patternless pattern" with scant cytoplasm.
- Thin-walled vascular spaces called "staghorn" vasculature.
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