Diagnosis and surgical management of a distal popliteal intravascular myopericytoma in a patient with limited access to health care

Authors

Srikanth Pillai, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Kiana Bennett, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Jacqueline DeMarco, Henry Ford HealthFollow
William F. Oppat, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Pillai S, Bennett K, DeMarco J, and Oppat WF. Diagnosis and surgical management of a distal popliteal intravascular myopericytoma in a patient with limited access to health care. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech 2026;12(1).

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2026

Publication Title

J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech

Keywords

Myopericytoma; Popliteal mass; Tumor

Abstract

Myopericytomas (MPCs) are a rare type of benign, perivascular, soft tissue tumor. The intravascular subtype of this tumor is particularly rare, with < 200 cases reported in the literature. This case report describes the diagnosis and surgical management of a popliteal fossa intravascular subtype of MPC in a 77-year-old man presenting with claudication and a mass behind the knee. After months of extensive diagnostic workup, excisional biopsy both confirmed the diagnosis and resolved his symptoms. This report highlights how highly vascularized soft tissue masses can present extensive diagnostic uncertainty and operative complexity.

PubMed ID

41542151

Volume

12

Issue

1

First Page

102072

Last Page

102072