title: Solitary fibrous tumor in the pelvic cavity with hypoglycemia: report of a case.
abstract: A case of solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) in the pelvic cavity with hypoglycemia is reported. The patient was a 60-year-old man who was referred to our hospital for a closer examination of hypoglycemia. Computed tomography demonstrated a mass, measuring 14 x 9 cm in size, in the pelvic cavity. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the mass to have a low signal intensity on T1-weighted images and a high intensity on T2-weighted images. Laparotomy revealed no peritoneal dissemination nor lymph node metastasis. An en bloc excision of the tumor was performed with a good recovery, and the hypoglycemia disappeared. Histologically, the tumor was composed of spindle-shaped and oval cells in sarcoma, based on a moderate mitotic rate and cellularity. Immunohistochemically, the tumor was positive for CD34 and negative for keratin, alpha-smooth muscle actin, desmin, S100 protein, c-kit protein, and epithelial membrane antigen. Based on these findings, the tumor was diagnosed to be malignant SFT in the pelvic cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-1 Kuragetsu Higashi, Kanazawa 920-8530, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagase
authors.forename: Iwao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Nozomu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katayanagi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurumaya
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010388:Pelvis