
Pooja Jha
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, IndiaTitle: Diagnostic dilemma of a complex tumor- hemangiopericytoma/ solitary fibrous tumour or nodular hidradenoma of thigh? - A unique case report
Abstract
Hemangiopericytoma is described as a rare variety of tumors originating
from the unrestricted or uncontrolled proliferation of pericytes. It is
believed that these rare tumors arise from the vascular cells called Zimmerman
pericytes which are present in the entire spiral body involving the capillaries
and post-capillary venules. These painless, slowly growing tumors are liable to
develop in the subcutaneous tissue and skeletal muscle. Hemangiopericytomas
more commonly affect the lower extremities and may also affect the head and
neck region. Clinically, it can affect any age but the increased incidence has
been noted in adults in the fifth decade of life without any gender
predilection. We report a case of hemangiopericytoma of the left lower
extremity i.e., in the thigh in a 35-year-old male patient who came to our
hospital at J.N.M.C., Sawangi (M), Wardha with the chief complaints of a
painless mass in the left thigh which clinically looked like a sebaceous cyst.
Thereafter, tumor excision was performed and the sample was sent for HPE. The
histopathological examination of the tumor tissue showed features that were
highly suggestive of hemangiopericytoma. However, interestingly the tumor was
diagnosed as Nodular Hidradenoma, a benign adnexal tumor on immunohistochemistry.
Nodular hidradenoma is a rare non-malignant tumor of adnexa that originates from the distal excretory duct of eccrine or apocrine sweat glands,
which is rare, considering all the adnexal tumors.
Biography
She has completed her MBBS from Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. She also has work experience of working as a Floor Duty Doctor at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai for about a year. Currently she is pursuing MD, Pathology at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi(M), Wardha. She has won Best Paper for paper presentation competition at IGNITE 2021 at JNMC, DMIMS, Sawangi(M), Wardha, India. She has also been the Master of Ceremony at MCNS 2022 (Midwest chapter of Neurological Surgeon) held at JNMC, Sawangi(M), Wardha. She has started her journey in the field of research publications and has 2 research publications to her credit in both national and international journals.