2001 Volume 47 Issue 8 Pages 532-535
We report a solitary fibrous tumor arising in the oral cavity.
A 27-year-old woman had been aware of a tumor in the right side of the mandible since January 1998. The tumor was found by her dentist on dental therapy, and she was referred to our department on March 19, 1999. On palpation a spherical tumor 1.5 cm in diameter was found in the gingivobuccal fold of the right mandibular premolar. It was a painless movable tumor and there was no adhesion to the skin or perceptional anomaly. The teeth adjacent to the tumor had no anomaly. Echography and computed tomography showed a clearly demarcated tumor.
The tumor was enucleated under local anesthesia on April 7, 1999. Histopathologically and immunohistochemically, it was diagnosed as a solitary fibrous tumor. The patient, who has been followed up on an outpatient basis, has had no recurrence and is making good progress.
