Cellular Solitary Fibrous Tumor in the Mental Area: a Case Report and Literature Review

Overview

Journal J Int Med Res

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2021 Mar 23

PMID 33752509

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Authors

Qiaochu Sun

Yoo-Duk Choi

Young Kim

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Abstract

Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are rare benign mesenchymal tumors that occur mainly in the pleura. We herein report the first case of a cellular SFT located in the mental region of the head and neck in a 46-year-old woman. Facial computed tomography revealed a mass measuring 0.8 cm with clear boundaries in the right mental region. After excision of the mass, expert pathologists diagnosed a cellular SFT. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a cellular SFT identified in the subcutaneous tissue of the mental region of the head and neck. Because the postsurgical prognosis of SFTs is unpredictable, long-term follow-up and further studies are necessary to determine the characteristics of cellular SFTs in the head and neck region.

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