title: Solitary fibrous tumor arising from the sphenoid sinus.
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is an uncommon neoplasm that usually arises from the pleura. To our knowledge, only 30 cases of SFTs in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses have been reported in the literature. We describe an SFT that arose from the right sphenoid sinus and extended to the nasal cavity and epipharynx. The tumor was completely removed by endoscopic sinus surgery without complication. The patient is taking an uneventful course without any evidence of recurrence of the disease 8 months after surgery now.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takasaki
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Tomayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Naoe
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumagami
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi