title: Extrapleural solitary fibrous tumor: a clinicopathologic study of 19 cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, University Federico II, Naples, Italy. insabato@unina.it
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Insabato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Somma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santangelo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pettinato
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone