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Orofacial haemangiopericytoma—a rare case

Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Yenepoya Dental College and Hospital, Unit of Yenepoya Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Nithyanand Nagar Post, Deralakatte, Mangalore, India

*Correspondence to: SR Shetty, Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, Yenepoya Dental College and Hospital, Unit of Yenepoya Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Nithyanand Nagar Post, Deralakatte, Mangalore 575018, India; Email: drshishirshettyomr{at}yahoo.com

Received 13 June 2006; revised 21 October 2006; accepted 6 November 2006

Haemangiopericytoma is an uncommon vascular tumour that originates from small pericapillary spindle-shaped cells. Clinical diagnosis of such a lesion is an extremely challenging task because there are very few detailed reports of such lesions and one would hardly think of a diagnosis such as haemangiopericytoma while examining a lesion. We report here a case of haemangiopericytoma arising from the infratemporal fossa involving the orbit, the lateral wall of the nasal cavity, the maxillary sinus, the maxillary alveolar process and the ethmoidal sinus. The clinical features, radiological findings and differential diagnoses to be considered, and the available treatment options, are discussed in this case report.

Keywords: haemangiopericytoma; head and neck neoplasm; vascular neoplasm; infratemporal fossa; maxillary sinus