Solitary fibrous tumor with giant multinucleated cells in the retroperitoneum - a case report.
BACKGROUND
Solitary fibrous tumor is a distinct neoplasm, rarely recognized in extrathoracic sites.


METHODS
The article reports a new case in the retroperitoneum in a 55 year-old man, who presented with urinary symptoms. Tumor was completely excised, and the solitary fibrous tumor was diagnosed after pathologic examination and immunohistochemistry. The patient has remained free of disease for five years since surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
An uncommon variant of retroperitoneal solitary fibrous tumor with giant multinucleated cells was documented in the study.
Department of Pathology, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
Amel
A
Trabelsi
Faten
F
Hammedi
Soumaya
S
Rammeh
Soumaya Ben
SB
Abdelkrim
Lilia Ben
LB
Yacoub-Abid
Nadia
N
Beïzig
Badreddine
B
Sriha