Meningeal Hemangiopericytoma with Intracranial Metastases in an HIV-Positive Male: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Background: Meningeal hemangiopericytoma is a rare, aggressive CNS tumor that tends to invade locally, metastasize, and has a high rate of recurrence. HIV classically increases the risk of 3 AIDS-defining malignancies: Kaposi’s sarcoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and invasive cervical cancer. More recen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zachary Beatty, Thomas Bergman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/337580