title: Malignant solitary fibrous tumor of thoracic spine with distant metastases: Second reported case and review of the literature.
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) usually originates from the pleura because of abnormal proliferation of fibroblast cells. It is extremely rare for the tumor to originate from the spine. Here, we report the second case of malignant SFT of thoracic spine with distant metastases in a 35-years-old female.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr. BRA IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rituparna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Anirban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halder
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Prashant P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Ramteke
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr. BRA IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rambha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pandey
keywords: Distant metastases; malignant; solitary fibrous tumor; thoracic spine