Giant Cell Angiofibroma in Sublingual Area: A Case Report and Review of Literature

We present a case of Giant Cell-Rich Solitary Fibrous Tumor also known as Giant cell angiofibroma, occuring in sublingual region, to our knowledge, which has never been reported before. Forty-nine years old female who presented with painless, slowly growing mass in the sublingual region underwent ex...

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Published inŞişli Etfal Hastanesi tıp bülteni Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 134 - 137
Main Authors Dizdar, Senem Kurt, Salepci, Egehan, Hascicek, Seyhan Ozakkoyunlu, Turgut, Suat
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey Kare Publishing 01.01.2021
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Case Report
Case reports
Localization
solitary fibrous tumors
sublingual gland neoplasms
Mouth floor
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Summary:We present a case of Giant Cell-Rich Solitary Fibrous Tumor also known as Giant cell angiofibroma, occuring in sublingual region, to our knowledge, which has never been reported before. Forty-nine years old female who presented with painless, slowly growing mass in the sublingual region underwent excisional surgery and was diagnosed with giant cell-rich solitary fibrous tumor previously referred to as giant cell angiofibroma. In our report, we aimed to report the unusual localization of this rare tumor, examine the new nomenclature and classification of giant cell-rich solitary sibrous tumor or giant cell angiofibroma and review the literature regarding head and neck localization of this tumor.
ISSN:1302-7123
1308-5123
DOI:10.14744/SEMB.2019.55452