Intracranial malignant solitary fibrous tumor metastasized to the chest wall: A case report and review of literature

World Journal of Clinical Cases
Daisuke UsudaYuji Kasamaki

Abstract

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare fibroblastic mesenchymal neoplasm that affects spindle cell soft tissues with broad-spectrum biological behavior; it is predominantly benign, and rarely metastasizes. SFT occurs mainly in the tissue structure of the serosa in the pleura and the thorax, and can be found throughout the body, though extra-thoracic localization, including the cephalic region, is un-common. We reported the first case of intracranial malignant SFT metastasized to the chest wall. An 81-year-old Japanese man was referred to our hospital due to progressive gait disturbance and appetite loss. His medical history included partial resection due to brain tumor, four times, and 50-Gray radiation therapy at another hospital, starting when he was 74 years old. An unenhanced head computed tomography (CT) scan revealed an 8 cm × 5.1 cm × 6.5 cm mixed-density mass at the left frontal lobe, accompanying a midline shift, and an unenhanced chest-abdomen CT scan revealed a 6 cm × 4.1 cm × 6.5 cm low-density mass in the left chest wall. A CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy was performed, and the pathological findings were SFT corresponding to brain tumor. Finally, the correct diagnosis of his brain tumor in history of past illnes...Continue Reading

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