title: Solitary fibrous tumour of the tongue.
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumour (SFT) is a neoplasm most often localised in the pleura and peritoneum. The tumour is composed of spindled fibroblastic cells arranged in a haphazard way. Recently SFT has been described in many locations. Only one case of oral SFT has been described in the cheek: this is the second case of an oral SFT located in the tongue. The differential diagnosis must be made from many soft tissue tumours. SFTs stain strongly, in almost all cases, for CD34.
authors.affiliation: Dental School, University of Chieti, Italy. apiattelli@unich.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piattelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fioroni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rubini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*