Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Skin

Abstract

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is an uncommon mesenchymal tumor that typically arises in the pleural cavity. Comprised of spindled cells characteristically arranged in diverse architectural patterns, SFT histologically simulates a variety of benign and malignant mesenchymal tumors. The diagnosis of SFT has been refined by the availability of newer immunohistochemical markers such as CD-34 and factor XIIIa, facilitating the identification of SFTs arising in multiple extrapleural sites, including the skin. We describe three cases of primary cutaneous SFT, review the literature, and discuss the histologic and immunohistochemical differential of other cutaneous tumors that SFT can mimic.