Solitary fibrous tumor: A clinical case

Introduction: Solitary fibrous tumor (TFS) is a rare tumor of mesenchymal origin, located mainly in the pleura. It is extraordinarily infrequent find it at the intraespinal level, being the thoracic region the most frequent.

Case presentation: We present the case of a 48-year-old patient with progressive ascending lower limb and myelopathy of one month of evolution, with intraspinal location at the D3-D4 level. It was surgically operated by posterior dorsal approach and D3-D4 laminoplasty, with an intradural tumor with an intramedullary component of approximately 18×12mm. The resection was complete and the pathological anatomy gave the diagnosis of solitary fibrous tumor. The patient is currently asymptomatic.

Discussion: Complete tumor resection and histopathological features are the main prognostic factors. Surgery have a main role in this type of neoplasia.

Conclusion: There are few case published of solitary fibrous tumor with intraspinal localization. We apport another case to the literature.