Solitary fibrous tumour of the retroperitoneum

Solitary fibrous tumour is unusual, arising most commonly in the pleura and can also occur in it large number of other sites. We report the case of a 34-year-old man with a retroperitoneal solitary-fibrous tumour, revealed by abdominal pain and hypoglycaemia. We describe the histopathological and immunohistochemical features. Solitary-fibrous tumour Should be included in the differential diagnosis of spindle cell tumours in this location. Despite complete local excision, local recurrence and metastasis are seen. The behaviour Of theses tumours is unpredictable and patients with solitary fibrous tumour require careful and long-term follow-up. (C) 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits reserves.