Open AccessSolitary fibrous tumor of the salivary gland: A case report
Author(s) -
Yingwen Zhou,
Jing Zheng,
Qi Zhu,
Wei Xia,
Santosh Kumar Bhagat
Publication year - 2015
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.2015.3948
Subject(s) - salivary gland , pathology , solitary fibrous tumor , magnetic resonance imaging , hyperintensity , differential diagnosis , lesion , soft tissue , medicine , cancer , oncogene , radiology , biology , cell cycle , cd34 , stem cell , genetics
Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are rare soft-tissue tumors of mesenchymal origin. Occasionally, these lesions have been indicated to associate with the salivary glands. Through the analysis of magnetic resonance imaging sequences, the present study reports a case of a solitary salivary gland lesion, demonstrating a well-circumscribed, soft-tissue tumor with marked signal changes and homogenous enhancement. SFT should be considered as a differential diagnosis when a solid mass exhibiting hypointensity on T1-weighted images and hyperintensity on T2-weighted images has been detected in the salivary gland. Due to the potentially malignant nature of SFTs, it is necessary for radiologists to improve their understanding of such lesions.