A Case of Solitary Fibrous Tumor in the Cheek.

Author: Hak Geon KIM ¹ ; Dong Hoon KANG ; Jung Soo KIM ; Sung Jae HEO
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1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. blueskyhsj@hanmail.net
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Solitary fibrous tumors; Cheek; Neoplasms
MeSH: Cheek*; Head; Humans; Middle Aged; Neck; Neurilemmoma; Pleura; Solitary Fibrous Tumors*
From:Journal of Rhinology 2018;25(1):43-46
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Solitary fibrous tumor is a rare spindle cell neoplasm of mesenchymal origin that occurs most commonly in the pleura. This tumor can be found in various extrathoracic sites that contain soft tissue. There are few reports of solitary fibrous tumors in the head & neck and only 5 cases of solitary fibrous tumors of the cheek have been reported. A 53-year-old man visited our department complaining of a firm mass in the left cheek. We suspected a schwannoma originating from the infraorbital nerve. The mass was removed via a gingivobuccal approach and was diagnosed as a solitary fibrous tumor.