Extrapleural solitary fibrous tumor: a clinicopathologic study of 19 cases.
This study reports a series of 19 extrapleural solitary fibrous tumors. The patients included 6 men and 13 women with age ranging from 27 to 86 years. Three patients showed local recurrence. In 2 tumors, a diagnosis of malignancy was made. All of the tumors were strongly positive for CD34, and 3 of them expressed high levels of progesterone receptor. Solitary fibrous tumors are fairly rare, occurring in many parts of the body, and their behavior is unpredictable.
Insabato
L
L
Department of Anatomic Pathology, University Federico II, Naples, Italy. insabato@unina.it
Siano
M
M
Somma
A
A
Gentile
R
R
Santangelo
M
M
Pettinato
G
G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D054364:Solitary Fibrous Tumors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
D018952:Antigens, CD34; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone