title: Solitary fibrous tumors arising from the female pelvis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Solitary fibrous tumor is a rare mesenchymal tumor reported initially in the pleura but that is now reported in widely ranging anatomic sites with a variable clinical course. Solitary fibrous tumor arising from the female genital tract is extremely rare and the management of this condition is controversial.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report three cases of female genital tract solitary fibrous tumors displaying different clinical behaviors and review literature with regard to diagnosis, possible prognostic factors, and management of this tumor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The primary treatment of this disease should be surgical. The rarity and disparate clinical manifestations of this disease preclude a definitive statement on use and optimization of adjuvant therapy. Nevertheless, both pathologic and clinical findings may be useful in gauging risk and assessing the merits of individualized adjuvant therapy.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Thanasak
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sueblinvong
authors.forename: Patricia L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Judson
authors.forename: Levi S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Downs
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Argenta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024221:Antineoplastic Protocols; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D058994:Salpingectomy; D054364:Solitary Fibrous Tumors / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents