1. Arnold's neuralgia caused by solitary fibrous tumor. Case report.
- Author
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Gaetani P, Di Ieva A, Di Rocco MG, Aimar E, Debernardi A, Tancioni F, and Rodriguez y Baena R
- Subjects
- Adult, Antigens, CD34 metabolism, Biomarkers, Tumor analysis, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Head and Neck Neoplasms surgery, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neck innervation, Neck pathology, Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue surgery, Head and Neck Neoplasms complications, Head and Neck Neoplasms pathology, Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue complications, Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue pathology, Neuralgia etiology
- Abstract
Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a mesenchymal tumor which has been identified in a wide variety of localizations, including soft tissues, peritoneum, retroperitoneum, mediastinum, upper respiratory tract, nasopharyngeal sinuses, periosteum and extremities, orbit, major body cavities, intraspinal and intracranial localizations. The authors describe a case of SFT found in the neck of a young patient suffering from Arnold's neuralgia. After surgery, diagnosis of SFT was based on characteristic histopathological findings, especially on immunohistochemical positive staining for CD34 antigen. It has been described also the characteristic patterns making this diagnose sure, focusing the point that cure is possible with complete excision of the lesion.
- Published
- 2004