Open AccessSolitary fibrous tumor of the soft palate: A report of two cases
Author(s) -
Xueming Li,
Jianqun Yu,
Gaixia Xu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
oncology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1792-1082
pISSN - 1792-1074
DOI - 10.3892/ol.2014.1977
Subject(s) - solitary fibrous tumor , soft tissue , pathology , atypia , soft palate , differential diagnosis , pathological , medicine , oral cavity , computed tomography , anatomy , radiology , biology , surgery , cd34 , dentistry , genetics , stem cell
Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are a unique group of mesenchymal neoplasms of fibroblastic or myofibroblastic origin and are extremely rare in the oral cavity. The present study reported two additional cases of SFTs in the soft palate, along with the computed tomography characteristics, which demonstrated well-circumscribed soft tissue lesions with marked and homogenous enhancement. Following wide resection, one of the cases showed certain malignant pathological characteristics, including infiltration of mucinous gland, hypercellularity, nuclear atypia and weak positive staining for S-100. In our experience, SFTs should be considered as a differential diagnosis when a well-circumscribed and solid mass in the soft palate is identified.