Polish Journal of Pathology

Abstract

1/2009 vol. 60

Solitary fibrous tumour of the tongue of an adolescent – a case report with immunohistochemical studies

Pol J Pathol 2009; 1: 57-59
Online publish date: 2009/05/05
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Solitary fibrous tumour (SFT) is a rare, spindle-cell, mesenchymal neoplasm with haemangiopericytoma-like branching vascular pattern. The tumour has been reported in various locations but the oral cavity is a distinctly uncommon region. We describe a case of solitary fibrous tumour (SFT) in the tongue of a 15-year-old girl. Microscopically it had features characteristic for SFT and a common immunohistochemical profile but uncommonly increased mitotic count
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