title: Giant solitary fibrous tumor of the parotid gland.
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are rare tumors that are mostly found arising from the pleura. SFT of the parotid gland is a rare tumor; only a few cases have been described in the literature. SFTs are benign in most cases. Clinically, SFTs usually manifest as well circumscribed, slow-growing, smooth, and painless masses. CT-Scan and MRI are the most sensitive imaging procedures used. The treatment of choice is complete surgical excision of the lesion. Since recurrence and metastasis can take place after several years, a lifelong clinical and imaging regular follow-up is compulsory. In this paper, we describe the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of the up-to-now biggest parotid SFT. The clinical presentation, surgical management, and pathological and immunohistochemistry findings are described.
authors.affiliation: Oncology Institute "Prof. Dr. I. Chiricuţă", Street Republicii No. 34-36, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Octavian
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chis
authors.affiliation: II-nd Department of Otolaryngology, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Street Republicii No. 18, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Silviu
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2858-8470
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albu
references.citation: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2010 Jul;110(1):79-84
references.pmid: 20488732
references.citation: Mod Pathol. 1999 Nov;12(11):1034-42
references.pmid: 10574600
references.citation: Head Neck Pathol. 2012 Mar;6(1):21-31
references.pmid: 22002440
references.citation: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2002 Jul;94(1):78-82
references.pmid: 12193898
references.citation: Am J Otolaryngol. 2000 Jul-Aug;21(4):238-43
references.pmid: 10937909
references.citation: Histopathology. 2006 Jan;48(1):63-74
references.pmid: 16359538
references.citation: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2008 Jul;265 Suppl 1:S47-56
references.pmid: 17934743
references.citation: J Laryngol Otol. 2001 Oct;115(10):831-2
references.pmid: 11668001
references.citation: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 1998;255(1):18-21
references.pmid: 9592669
references.citation: Cancer. 2002 Feb 15;94(4):1057-68
references.pmid: 11920476
references.citation: Med Oral. 2004 Jan-Feb;9(1):82-8
references.pmid: 14704622
references.citation: Histopathology. 1997 Dec;31(6):568-76
references.pmid: 9447390
references.citation: Ann Surg. 1942 Jul;116(1):26-33
references.pmid: 17858068
references.citation: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2007 Apr;116(4):265-70
references.pmid: 17491525
references.citation: Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2011 May-Jun;62(3):242-5
references.pmid: 20684939
references.citation: Histopathology. 2006 Jan;48(1):3-12
references.pmid: 16359532
references.citation: Ultrastruct Pathol. 2009 Dec;33(6):274-85
references.pmid: 19929175