Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Lumbar Spine: The Great Mimicker—Report of the Fifth Case

Amer Sebaaly; Lara Raffoul; Ronald Moussa

doi:10.1155/2014/852830

Case Reports in Orthopedics (Jan 2014)

Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Lumbar Spine: The Great Mimicker—Report of the Fifth Case

Amer Sebaaly,
Lara Raffoul,
Ronald Moussa

Affiliations

Amer Sebaaly: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Alfred Naccache Street, Achrafieh, P.O. Box 166830, Beirut, Lebanon
Lara Raffoul: Department of Neurosurgery, Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Alfred Naccache Street, Achrafieh, P.O. Box 166830, Beirut, Lebanon
Ronald Moussa: Department of Neurosurgery, Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Alfred Naccache Street, Achrafieh, P.O. Box 166830, Beirut, Lebanon

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/852830
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2014

Abstract

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Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare neoplasm occurring in the central nervous system. It rarely occurs in the spine. This paper reports the fifth case of SFT in a 34-year-old female and focusses on differential diagnosis and importance of surgical treatment.

Published in Case Reports in Orthopedics

ISSN: 2090-6749 (Print); 2090-6757 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery
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