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ArticleThoracic cancer2022

Thoracic myopericytoma in an older adult, rare but possible: A case report.

Maria Concetta Nigro, Maria Giulia Pirini, Elena Garelli, Marina Marchi, Alessandra Musto, Maria Abbondanza Pantaleo, Piergiorgio Solli, Andrea Ardizzoni, Margherita Nannini

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Article in Thoracic cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Myopericytoma in the oral cavity: a rare case report and literature review.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Concetta NigroDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3834-6122
Maria Giulia PiriniPathology Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Elena GarelliDivision of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Marina MarchiDepartment of Radiology, Bellaria/Bentivoglio Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Alessandra MustoNuclear Medicine Department, Medicina Nucleare Metropolitana, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Maria Abbondanza PantaleoDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Piergiorgio SolliDivision of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Andrea ArdizzoniDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Margherita NanniniDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic, and Specialty Medicine, S.Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola · ITAzienda USL di Bologna · ITOspedale Bellaria · ITOspedale Maggiore Carlo Alberto Pizzardi · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myopericytoma is a rare tumor generally arising from skin and soft tissues of extremities, trunk, head, and neck regions, rarely from visceral sites. An intrathoracic visceral localization may carry a broad differential diagnosis including primary lung, pleura and chest wall lesions, or metastatic lesions. To date, any radiological features have been recognized and diagnosis of myopericytoma with intrathoracic localization remains still challenging. Here, we describe the case of a subpleural lesion incidentally diagnosed in an older adult affected by gastric cancer. Radiological features did not allow a differential diagnosis between a benign lesion, a primary tumor, or a metastasis. After resection, the histological examination showed histopathological features congruent with the diagnosis of myopericytoma. This unusual presentation reflects the need to share clinical, radiological, and histopathological data about this uncommon but frequently misdiagnosed disease.

Indexed as

MyopericytomaThoracic WallAgedDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansmyopericytomaperivascular tumorsub-pleural lesionthoracic myopericytoma

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PMID35894765
PMCPMC9436698
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