title: A solitary fibrous tumor in the broad ligament of the uterus.
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare mesenchymal tumor that occurs preferentially in the pleura. Although it has been described at some extrathoracic sites, its occurrence in the female genital tract is extremely rare. We are the first to report on an unusual case of a large (14cm in the largest diameter) SFT localized in the broad ligament of the uterus in a 50-year-old woman. The patient underwent surgical tumor extirpation and has remained well without any sign of local tumor recurrence after 6 years of follow-up. We discuss the clinical aspects, the gross macroscopic appearance, the histologic findings, and the differential diagnosis, and provide a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Kollarova 2, 03659 Martin, Slovak Republic. zubor@jfmed.uniba.sk
authors.forename: Pavol
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zubor
authors.forename: Karol
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kajo
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Szunyogh
authors.forename: Silvester
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galo
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Danko
mesh_terms: D001956:Broad Ligament / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*