Table 1.
Clinical features and imaging findings for six patients of solitary fibrous tumor in an extremity
| Patient | Age/ sex |
Location/ Size (cm) |
Shape/ Margin |
CT findings | MRI findings | Vascular pedicle | ADC value (mm2/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78/F | Right shoulder 9.2×6.3×15.0 | Lobulated Well-circumscribed |
NECT; iso- to low-density DCT; strong enhancement in solid part and nonenhancement in myxoid part, significant tumor vessels |
T1; iso-intensity T2; heterogeneous, low to high intensity Gd; strong enhancement in solid part and nonenhancement in myxoid part |
Yes | NA |
| 2 | 36/F | Right thigh 6.2×3.3×3.0 | Ovary Well-circumscribed |
NECT; low density DCT; strong enhancement from arterial phase |
T1; iso-intensity T2; heterogeneous, high signal area with reticular low signal area Gd; strong enhancement containing reticular low enhancing area |
Yes | 2.10×10–3 |
| 3 | 43/F | Right thigh 5.5×3.9×6.1 | Ovary Well-circumscribed |
NECT; iso-density | T1; iso-intensity T2; heterogeneous, low to high intensity Gd; homogeneous, strong enhancement |
Yes | 1.41×10–3 |
| 4 | 47/F | Left thigh 3.0×1.6×3.3 | Ovary Well-circumscribed |
NA | T1; iso-intensity T2; homogeneous, high intensity |
No | 1.96×10–3 |
| 5 | 13/F | Left upper arm 1.6×1.6×1.6 | Round Well-circumscribed |
NA | T1; iso-intensity T2; heterogeneous, low to moderate intensity Gd; heterogeneous, strong enhancement |
No | NA |
| 6 | 43/F | Left shoulder 3.8×2.5×5.0 | Ovary Well-circumscribed |
NECT; iso-density | T1; iso-intensity T2; heterogeneous, high intensity Gd; homogeneous, strong enhancement |
Yes | NA |
CT: computed tomography, MRI: magnetic resonance imaging, ADC: apparent diffusion coefficient, NECT: non-enhanced CT, DCT: dynamic CT
T1: T1-weighted image, T2: T2-weighted image, Gd: Gadolinium-enhanced fat-suppressed T1-weigthed image, NA: none available