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