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Published on: September 15, 2017
Adrenal solitary fibrous tumor: A case report
Diataga Sylvestre Yonli1, Marouene Chakroun2, Seif Mokadem2
1Department of Urology, Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital of Ouagadougou, 03 BP 7022 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
Abstract:
Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare spindle cell neoplasm, originally described in the pleural cavity. It may also occur in extrapleural organs like adrenal gland. We present a case of a fifty two-year old Arab man who has been admitted in urology department for right lumbar pain. A suspect malignant adrenal mass has been detected. He underwent right adrenalectomy and histologically it was SFT. The follow-up three years after surgery is unremarkable. The prognosis of SFT after surgery is unpredictable. A long term follow-up is mandatory to detect local recurrence or distant metastasis.
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