Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Liver: A Rare Tumor in a Rarer Location
Author(s) -
Biswajit Dey,
Debasis Gochhait,
Gourav Kaushal,
Adarsh Barwad,
Biju Pottakkat
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
rare tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2036-3613
pISSN - 2036-3605
DOI - 10.4081/rt.2016.6403
Subject(s) - solitary fibrous tumor , medicine , hepatic tumor , histopathological examination , immunohistochemistry , pathology , hepatectomy , liver tumor , mesenchymal tumor , abdominal pain , resection , surgery , hepatocellular carcinoma , biology , genetics , stem cell , cd34
Solitary fibrous tumor is an uncommon mesenchymal neoplasm. Liver is a rare location of this tumor. We report a case of hepatic solitary fibrous tumor in a 56-year-old female, who presented with right upper abdominal pain. An extended right hepatectomy was performed. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examination revealed solitary fibrous tumor of the liver
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