Solitary fibrous tumor of the mesentery: a case report and review of the literature

• Published in: Journal of international medical research Vol. 48; no. 10; p. 300060520950111
• Main Authors: Liu, Jing-Ni, Liu, Zhao, Ji, Peng-Yu, Zhang, Hong, Guo, Shun-Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.10.2020; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adult; Aged; Biopsy; Case Report; Case reports; Female; Humans; Intestine, Small; Male; Mesentery; Mesentery - diagnostic imaging; Mesentery - surgery; Middle Aged; Solitary Fibrous Tumors - diagnostic imaging; Solitary Fibrous Tumors - surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tumors; computed tomography; mesentery; case report; X-ray; Solitary fibrous tumor; abdominal mass
• ISSN: 0300-0605; 1473-2300
• DOI: 10.1177/0300060520950111

Solitary fibrous tumors are rare mesenchymal tumors that typically arise from the pleura and rarely originate from the mesentery. We herein report a case involving a 66-year-old patient who presented with a mass on the left abdomen. This mass had been incidentally noticed 10 years earlier. The patient sometimes experienced abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed an irregular mass, which was resected. A biopsy of the mass revealed that it was a solitary fibrous tumor originating from the mesentery of the small intestine. The patient was discharged 1 week after surgery and had an uneventful clinical course throughout the 4-month postoperative follow-up.