"T1: typically low to intermediate signal"
"T2: typically low signal overall (thought to be due to high cellularity and abundant collagen); areas of necrosis and myxoid degeneration can have high signal"
"T1 C+ (Gd): In general, increased vascularity causes intense enhancement post intravenous gadolinium administration 14"
"desirable (in selected cases): demonstration of NAB2-STAT6 gene fusion"
Expected headings
"Associations"
"Gradually, a distinction was recognised between "localised" versus "aggressive" mesothelial tumours (i.e. "malignant" mesothelioma). Solitary fibrous tumours have been variably termed benign mesothelioma, localised fibrous tumour of the pleura, localised mesothelioma, localised fibrous mesothelioma, localised benign fibroma, pleural fibroma, submesothelial fibroma, haemangiopericytoma, or giant cell angiofibroma 10,16. "Solitary fibrous tumour of the thorax" is now the recommended term in the WHO classification of thoracic tumours (5th edition) 16."
"essential: well-circumscribed mass; spindled to ovoid cells arranged around a branching and hyalinized vasculature; variable stromal collagen deposition; CD34 and/or STAT6 expression by immunohistochemistry"
"essential: well-circumscribed mass; spindled to ovoid cells arranged around a branching and hyalinized vasculature; variable stromal collagen deposition; CD34 and/or STAT6 expression by immunohistochemistry"
"T2: typically low signal overall (thought to be due to high cellularity and abundant collagen); areas of necrosis and myxoid degeneration can have high signal"
"Solitary fibrous tumours consist of uniform fibroblastic spindle cells with varying cellularity, featureless architecture, fibrosis and branching staghorn vessels. Myxoid or cystic degeneration can occur 16."