BACKGROUND: In literature there are only a few descriptions of the typical presentation of solitary fibrous tumours (SFT) and only a few case reports showing its unusual clinical and radiological features. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated the computed tomography scans of 36 patients presenting with a histological diagnosis of SFT between 1998 and 2008. RESULTS: We present five cases of SFT with an atypical clinical presentation and radiological features. CONCLUSIONS: SFT can occasionally present with unusual radiological features making a differential diagnosis difficult. Even thought imaging plays a fundamental role in the initial diagnostic approach, final diagnosis in only confirmed by biopsy and histology.
BACKGROUND: In literature there are only a few descriptions of the typical presentation of solitary fibrous tumours (SFT) and only a few case reports showing its unusual clinical and radiological features. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated the computed tomography scans of 36 patients presenting with a histological diagnosis of SFT between 1998 and 2008. RESULTS: We present five cases of SFT with an atypical clinical presentation and radiological features. CONCLUSIONS: SFT can occasionally present with unusual radiological features making a differential diagnosis difficult. Even thought imaging plays a fundamental role in the initial diagnostic approach, final diagnosis in only confirmed by biopsy and histology.
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atypical presentation of fibrous tumours; solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura (SFTP); synchronous pleural and renal fibrous tumours
Authors: Melissa L Rosado-de-Christenson; Gerald F Abbott; H Page McAdams; Teri J Franks; Jeffrey R Galvin Journal: Radiographics Date: 2003 May-Jun Impact factor: 5.333