Solitary fibrous tumor of the liver.
BACKGROUND
Solitary fibrous tumor of the liver is a rare neoplasm. So far, 23 cases have been described in the English literature. We reported an additional case.


METHODS
A 46-year-old woman presented with abdominal mass for 2 weeks. Both abdominal sonography and CT scan showed a solid mass occupying the right lobe of the liver. Right lobectomy was performed and the tumor was resected.


RESULTS
Pathological examination showed spindle cell and fibroblast-like cells within the collagenous troma. On immunohistochemical staining, these spindle tumor cells showed diffusely CD34 positive reactivity. The post-operative course was uneventful. The patient recovered smoothly, and was alive half a year without evidence of disease recurrence.


CONCLUSIONS
The proper diagnosis was depended on CD34 immunohistochemical study. The number of solitary fibrous tumor of the liver reported to date is too limited to confirm the definite prognosis of the tumor.
Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. yji@zshospital.com
Yuan
Y
Ji
Jia
J
Fan
Yang
Y
Xu
Jian
J
Zhou
Hai-Ying
HY
Zeng
Yun-Shan
YS
Tan
D000328:Adult; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000378:metabolism; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery
D018952:Antigens, CD34; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor