title: A solitary fibrous tumor of the upper limb.
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumors (SFT) of the upper limb are extremely rare, and we report this tumor in the arm of a 30-year-old male. He is presented with a 22 cm painless mass. Complete surgical excision was performed. The histological diagnosis of SFT was based on the presence of ectatic blood vessels and positive staining for CD34 and vimentin. He remains disease-free at the 3-year follow-up interval. The report aims to increase the awareness of the criteria for the histological diagnosis of SFT, as well as the principles of their surgical excision and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail. moqattan@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Bisher N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Al-Shanawani
authors.forename: Mohammad M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Al-Qattan
authors.forename: Maha M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Arafah
authors.forename: Muhammed I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Al-Motairi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054364:Solitary Fibrous Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery