Abstract

BELTRAN, Marcelo A. Solitary fibrous tumor of the liver: updating knowledge. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2015, vol.30, n.3, pp.230-239. ISSN 2011-7582.

Solitary fibrous tumors of the liver (SFTL) are uncommon tumors. To the present day less than 50 cases has been reported in the scientific English literature, most of which behaved as benign tumors. The present article has the main purpose of updating knowledge on SFTL because, due to its rarity, its clinical presentation, study, treatment and prognosis, are not well known. The clinical presentation, radiologic study, surgical treatment, immunohistochemical study and prognosis are updated and comprehensively discussed. The SFTL is an uncommon neoplasm. The clinical presentation is habitually indolent and its behavior is uncertain. In some cases, the SFTL acts as an aggressive sarcoma with poor prognosis. Currently, only surgery offers a therapeutic opportunity for these patients. Due to the lack of current knowledge on the long-term behavior of supposedly benign SFTLs and to the lack of specific therapies, methodical long-term follow-up is essential to ensure the survival of patients treated for SFTL.

Keywords : liver; mesenchymal stromal cells; liver neoplasms; solitary fibrous tumor; hemangiopericytoma; hepatectomy.

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