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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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Malignant solitary fibrous tumor of thoracic spine with distant metastases: Second reported case and review of the literature
Rituparna Biswas1, Anirban Halder2, Prashant P Ramteke3, Rambha Pandey1
1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr. BRA IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Radiation Oncology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Rambha Pandey
B3, Flat 3206, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi - 110 070
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-8237.199868
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Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) usually originates from the pleura because of abnormal proliferation of fibroblast cells. It is extremely rare for the tumor to originate from the spine. Here, we report the second case of malignant SFT of thoracic spine with distant metastases in a 35-years-old female. |
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