A cervical solitary fibrous tumor with intramedullary invasion

Surg Neurol Int. 2022 Aug 5:13:343. doi: 10.25259/SNI_538_2022. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

Solitary fibrous tumor is a tumor originating from the mesenchymal cells, which occurrence in the central nervous system is extremely rare and was described in few patients as to yet. We report on a 53-years old male patient presenting with right upper limb radicular pain and ipsilateral limbs paresis, who was diagnosed with a cervical spinal lesion which, after surgical resection, resulted to be a solitary fibrous tumor (SFT). We discuss imaging, clinical and histopathological findings to allow considering this tumor early in the differential diagnosis.

Keywords: Intramedullary spine tumor; Solitary fibrous tumor; Spinal cord compression.

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  • Case Reports