The possibility of SFT should be considered when a single or multiple masses with sharp border, inhomogeneous density or signal are detected, especially, with inhomogeneous intense enhancement in the arterial phase being maintained in the venous and delayed phases.
Abstract. Sclerosing stromal tumor (SST) of the ovary, which was first described by Chalvardjian and Scully in 1973, is a rare ovarian neoplasm, occurring predominantly in young women. The most common clinical symptom in patients with SST is menstrual irregularities. Microscopically, the tumor is characterized by the presence of pseudo-lobulated cellular areas, with a prominent tendency to sclerosis, marked vascularity and pronounced variation in cellular size and shape. In the current study, 2 cases of SST of the ovary are presented. These cases were confirmed by imaging, surgical and histological examination. No adjuvant therapy was administered to the patients and the two patients were disease-free with no imaging findings of recurrence or metastasis 24 months following surgery.
Abstract. The present study reports a rare case of a giant intrapetrous internal carotid aneurysm that compressed the internal jugular vein causing recurrent middle ear effusion in a 13-year-old female. Images obtained by computed tomography revealed middle ear effusion occupying the right side of the attic. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) resulted in a diagnosis of a giant aneurysm of the right intrapetrous carotid artery, with a diameter of 25 mm and a neighboring area of compression of the internal jugular vein. The patient was treated successfully using coil embolization. The present study therefore indicates that DSA should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with middle ear effusion. Early treatment with coil embolization or other surgical treatments can be a life-saving therapeutic approach.
Background:
A solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a distinct mesenchymal neoplasm. It was originally described as a tumor localized to the pleura but was later reported in several other anatomic sites and exhibited a wide spectrum of histological features. Owing to its rarity, the diagnosis of extrapleural SFT is challenging and requires an integrated approach comprising specific clinical, imaging, histological, and immunohistochemical findings.
Case presentation:
Herein, we report the imaging findings of a rare case of SFT arising from bilateral ovaries confirmed by surgical excision and histological examination. No adjuvant radiotherapy or chemotherapy was given to the patient, and she was disease-free with no evidence of recurrence or metastasis at the 96-month postoperative follow-up. Although it mostly follows a favorable course, SFT is notoriously difficult for prognostication because of its propensity for late relapse or even metastases in 10–39% of cases.
Conclusion:
Close follow-up is recommended because of the limited information on its long-term behavior.
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