Open AccessA case of solitary fibrous tumour of the nose and paranasal sinuses
Author(s) -
K. V. Rajan,
T. Santhi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03050859
Subject(s) - paranasal sinuses , nose , medicine , anatomy , solitary fibrous tumor , orbit (dynamics) , pathology , nasal cavity , mediastinum , biology , genetics , stem cell , cd34 , engineering , aerospace engineering
Solitary fibrous tumours (SFT), formerly known as benign fibrous mesothelioma, are rare mesenchymal spindle cell neoplasms, originally described in the pleura, but now found to arise in many other locations such as mediastinum, urogenital tract, face, nose, paranasal sinuses, orbit, meninges, ear, buccal mucosa, tongue, salivary gland etc. It was first described as a distinct neoplasm in 1931 by Klemperer and Rabin. On reviewing the literature, so far, 21 cases have been reported involving the nose and paranasal sinuses. A case of solitary fibrous tumour of the nose and paranasal sinuses is presented.