Diagnostic dilemma: solitary fibrous tumor or hemangiopericytoma of the submandibular region in a patient with multiple odontogenic keratocysts

J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2009 May-Jun;26(3):136-41. doi: 10.1177/1043454209334415. Epub 2009 Apr 27.

Abstract

Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are rare spindle cell neoplasms that originate from mesothelial-lined surfaces, mainly the pleura and peritoneum. SFT is a distinctive mesenchymal neoplasm of the pleura but can be found in extrapleural sites. The treatment of SFT is simple excision or wide local resection. This is the case study of a 14-year-old girl who presented with a large diffuse swelling in the left submandibular region, ultimately diagnosed with SFT and surgically excised.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Fibroma / diagnosis*
  • Fibroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Fibroma / nursing
  • Hemangiopericytoma / diagnosis*
  • Hemangiopericytoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangiopericytoma / nursing
  • Humans
  • Odontogenic Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Odontogenic Cysts / diagnostic imaging
  • Odontogenic Cysts / nursing
  • Submandibular Gland / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed