A dumbbell-shaped solitary fibrous tumor of the cervical spinal cord

Yonsei Med J. 2008 Feb 29;49(1):167-70. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2008.49.1.167.

Abstract

A 40-year-old Asian female presented with a 2-month history of right shoulder pain and right triceps weakness. MRI revealed an extramedullary, extradural, dumbbell-shaped spinal cord tumor with C6 to C7 iso- and hyperintensity on T1 and T2 weighted imaging, respectively. Histological examination revealed monomorphous spindle cells with a storiform pattern. Immunohistochemistry was positive for CD34, CD99, and negative for EMA, SMA, and S100; solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) was confirmed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Cervical Vertebrae / pathology*
  • Cervical Vertebrae / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Solitary Fibrous Tumors / diagnostic imaging
  • Solitary Fibrous Tumors / pathology*
  • Solitary Fibrous Tumors / surgery
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed