A Case of Solitary Fibrous Tumor in the Cheek

Kim, Hak Geon; Kang, Dong Hoon; Kim, Jung Soo; Heo, Sung Jae

doi:2018.25.1.43

J Rhinol > Volume 25(1); 2018

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2018;25(1):43-46.
Published online May 31, 2018.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18787/jr.2018.25.1.43

A Case of Solitary Fibrous Tumor in the Cheek

Hak Geon Kim, Dong Hoon Kang, Jung Soo Kim, Sung Jae Heo

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea. blueskyhsj@hanmail.net

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김학건, 강동훈, 김정수, 허성재

경북대학교 의학전문대학원 이비인후-두경부외과학교실

Abstract

Solitary fibrous tumor is a rare spindle cell neoplasm of mesenchymal origin that occurs most commonly in the pleura. This tumor can be found in various extrathoracic sites that contain soft tissue. There are few reports of solitary fibrous tumors in the head & neck and only 5 cases of solitary fibrous tumors of the cheek have been reported. A 53-year-old man visited our department complaining of a firm mass in the left cheek. We suspected a schwannoma originating from the infraorbital nerve. The mass was removed via a gingivobuccal approach and was diagnosed as a solitary fibrous tumor.

Key Words: Solitary fibrous tumors;Cheek;Neoplasms