Solitary fibrous tumor of the sellar region treated with adjuvant radiation therapy.
The solitary fibrous tumor of central nervous system is rare. Herein, a case of solitary fibrous tumor arising from sellar region is described. A 60-year-old man underwent subtotal excision of the tumor because of extensive infiltration of optical and vascular structures. In view of the presence of residual tumor, he was treated with adjuvant radiation therapy. After a follow-up period of 1 year, there was no progression of the lesion evident on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. Solitary fibrous tumor should be considered as one of the differential diagnosis of a mass lesion arising in sellar region. Immunohistochemistry with CD34 is valuable for discerning the diagnosis. Complete surgery should be the goal of treatment and adjuvant radiation therapy may be considered for residual or recurrent disease.
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Puja
P
Sahai
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Geetika
G
Singh
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Dodul
D
Mondal
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Vaishali
V
Suri
Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Pramod Kumar
PK
Julka
Adjuvant radiotherapy; intracranial neoplasms; sella turcica; solitary fibrous tumor.
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