Solitary fibrous tumor of the liver: report of a rare case and review of the literature

M V Perini; P Herman; L A C D'Albuquerque; W A Saad

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.10.004

Solitary fibrous tumor of the liver: report of a rare case and review of the literature

Int J Surg. 2008 Oct;6(5):396-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.10.004. Epub 2007 Oct 25.

Authors

M V Perini¹, P Herman, L A C D'Albuquerque, W A Saad

Affiliation

¹ University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Surgery Division, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. marcos.perini@usp.br

PMID: 18053782
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.10.004

Abstract

Solitary fibrous tumor of the liver is extremely rare, with only 38 cases reported in the literature. We present one case of a SFT originating from the caudate lobe of the liver, treated by surgical resection and review the previous reported cases.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy, Needle
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hepatectomy / methods
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
Neoplasm Staging
Rare Diseases
Risk Assessment
Solitary Fibrous Tumors / diagnostic imaging
Solitary Fibrous Tumors / pathology*
Solitary Fibrous Tumors / surgery*
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome