Haemangiopericytoma of the head and neck (HN-HPC) is a rare neoplasm occurring in children. The rarity of the tumour poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Despite protocols that recommend the… Click to show full abstract
Haemangiopericytoma of the head and neck (HN-HPC) is a rare neoplasm occurring in children. The rarity of the tumour poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Despite protocols that recommend the use of chemotherapy prior to surgery, no treatment standard has yet been proposed. This article reports the case of a 5-month-old infant with a rapidly growing, giant life-threatening HN-HPC that was treated successfully by two-stage surgery without adjuvant chemotherapy.
               
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