Rare presentation of solitary fibrous tumor in the anterior hard palate; Case report

<p>Solitary fibrous tumors (SFT) are an uncommon group of neoplasm with an unknown origin reporting to appear in less than 2% of soft tissue tumors. Although SFT most commonly occurs in the pleura, several extra pleural sites of involvement have been reported. SFT most commonly present during the fifth and sixth decades of life, and there is no significant sex predilection. This report describes the case of a 44-year-old male patient who had unusual presentation of SFT in the anterior midline hard palate describing the morphology, histopathology, radiology management plan as well as follow up and literature review.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omsc.2023.100333" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omsc.2023.100333</a></p>