Fine needle aspiration cytology of solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a distinct and a rare spindle cell neoplasm, commonly known to occur in the pleura and other serosal sites. With the advent of immunohistochemistry, varied extraserosal sites are being recognized as common locations for this rare tumor. We report a case of SFT in a 50...

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Main Authors: Vani Krishnamurthy, S Suchitha, M Asha, G V Manjunath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Cytology
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Online Access:http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2017;volume=34;issue=2;spage=104;epage=106;aulast=Krishnamurthy
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spelling doaj-5aad560b2a94435286a7d56506fa17692020-11-24T22:45:50ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Cytology0970-93712017-01-0134210410610.4103/0970-9371.203569Fine needle aspiration cytology of solitary fibrous tumor of the orbitVani KrishnamurthyS SuchithaM AshaG V ManjunathSolitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a distinct and a rare spindle cell neoplasm, commonly known to occur in the pleura and other serosal sites. With the advent of immunohistochemistry, varied extraserosal sites are being recognized as common locations for this rare tumor. We report a case of SFT in a 50-year-old male patient who presented with multiple swellings in the eyelid, with emphasis on the cytological features.http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2017;volume=34;issue=2;spage=104;epage=106;aulast=KrishnamurthyFine needle aspiration cytology; orbit; solitary fibrous tumor
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author Vani Krishnamurthy
S Suchitha
M Asha
G V Manjunath
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S Suchitha
M Asha
G V Manjunath
Fine needle aspiration cytology of solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit
Journal of Cytology
Fine needle aspiration cytology; orbit; solitary fibrous tumor
author_facet Vani Krishnamurthy
S Suchitha
M Asha
G V Manjunath
author_sort Vani Krishnamurthy
title Fine needle aspiration cytology of solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit
title_short Fine needle aspiration cytology of solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit
title_full Fine needle aspiration cytology of solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit
title_fullStr Fine needle aspiration cytology of solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit
title_full_unstemmed Fine needle aspiration cytology of solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit
title_sort fine needle aspiration cytology of solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Cytology
issn 0970-9371
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a distinct and a rare spindle cell neoplasm, commonly known to occur in the pleura and other serosal sites. With the advent of immunohistochemistry, varied extraserosal sites are being recognized as common locations for this rare tumor. We report a case of SFT in a 50-year-old male patient who presented with multiple swellings in the eyelid, with emphasis on the cytological features.
topic Fine needle aspiration cytology; orbit; solitary fibrous tumor
url http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2017;volume=34;issue=2;spage=104;epage=106;aulast=Krishnamurthy
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