Lipomatous hemangiopericytoma: A rare slow-growing tumor that tends to occur mainly in deep in the thigh or in the retroperitoneum (space between the abdominal organs and the back of the abdominal space). Symptoms are determined by the size and location of the tumor. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Lipomatous hemangiopericytoma is available below.
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Lipomatous hemangiopericytoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Lipomatous hemangiopericytoma, or a subtype of Lipomatous hemangiopericytoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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