Head and Neck Imaging
CT Diagnosis of Extrapleural Solitary Fibrous Tumor
Author:XIE Zai-han1 , HUANG Li-chang1 , SHU Yu-jing1 , et al.
affiliation:1 Department of Radiology, Tangxia People's Hospital of Dongguan City,Guangdong 523721 China; 2 Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Objective To explore the CT findings of extrapleural solitary fibrous tumor(ESFT) and improve the further recognition. Methods The CT findings of 6 cases with extrapleural solitary fibrous tumor(ESFT) confirmed by operation were retrospectively analyzed. Results In the 6 cases of extrapleural solitary fibrous tumor, 5 cases located in the abdomen and 1 in the pelvic cavity. CT scan showed soft tissue mass with clear boundary and uneven slightly low density. Strip and patchy lower density area could be seen and no clear calcification. All the tumors showed significantly uneven enhancement with the form of "wash in wash out". and the lower density area had no enhancement. One of the cases could see thick and circuitous vessels in and around it. Conclusions The CT findings of extrapleural solitary fibrous tumor have certain characteristic. Dynamic enhanced scan can improve the diagnostic accuracy, but the final diagnosis still depends on pathology and immunohistochemistry examination.
【Keyword】Solitary Fibrous Tumor; Computed Tomography; Pathology
【Chart number】R730.262.1; R445.3
【Document Identification Number】A
【DOI】 10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2015.01.05
Chinese journal of CT and MRI
th13Volume, th 1 Issue
2015Year01Month
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