This study reports a series of 19 extrapleural solitary fibrous tumors. The patients included 6 men and 13 women with age ranging from 27 to 86 years. Three patients showed local recurrence. In 2 tumors, a diagnosis of malignancy was made. All of the tumors were strongly positive for CD34, and 3 of them expressed high levels of progesterone receptor. Solitary fibrous tumors are fairly rare, occurring in many parts of the body, and their behavior is unpredictable.
Extrapleural solitary fibrous tumor: a clinicopathologic study of 19 cases / Insabato, Luigi; Siano, Maria; Somma, Anna; Gentile, R.; Santangelo, Michele; Pettinato, Guido. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY. - ISSN 1066-8969. - STAMPA. - 17:3(2009), pp. 250-254. [10.1177/1066896909333779]
Extrapleural solitary fibrous tumor: a clinicopathologic study of 19 cases
INSABATO, LUIGI;SIANO, MARIA;SOMMA, ANNA;SANTANGELO, MICHELE;PETTINATO, GUIDO
2009
Abstract
This study reports a series of 19 extrapleural solitary fibrous tumors. The patients included 6 men and 13 women with age ranging from 27 to 86 years. Three patients showed local recurrence. In 2 tumors, a diagnosis of malignancy was made. All of the tumors were strongly positive for CD34, and 3 of them expressed high levels of progesterone receptor. Solitary fibrous tumors are fairly rare, occurring in many parts of the body, and their behavior is unpredictable.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
