title: [Solitary fibrous tumor of the meninges: case report].
abstract: The solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare mesenquimal neoplasm, found originally in association with the pleura. Recently, SFT was reported in others sites. The extension into adjacent structures is not uncommon. The meningeal involvement by SFT is rare and there has only twenty-six cases been reported previously in the literature. We report a case of a 25 years-old female patient with generalized tonic clonic seizures in the last six years. During the neurologic investigation, a tumor in the left occipital region of the brain was found. The patient underwent an occipital craniotomy with total resection of the tumor. The histopathological and immunohistochemical diagnosis was STF. After three years of follow-up, the patient remains stable, with a normal neurological exam. There is no sign of tumor recidive in the postoperative cranial tomography. We will briefly review the literature about STF.
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Silva
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Centeno
authors.forename: Alessandra Augusta Gorgulho
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pedroso
authors.forename: Emilio Marcelo
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rassi Neto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Tumor fibroso solitário da meninge: relato de caso.