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Cervical Myxoid Solitary Fibrous Tumor: Report of an Unusual Variant and a Brief Overview of the Literature

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We present a 49 year old female with a diagnostically challenging myxoid solitary fibrous tumor arising in the soft tissue of the neck. The tumor was diffusely positive for CD34 and STAT6 on immunohistochemistry.

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Wu, B., Tay, S.Y. & Petersson, F. Cervical Myxoid Solitary Fibrous Tumor: Report of an Unusual Variant and a Brief Overview of the Literature. Head and Neck Pathol 14, 852–858 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-019-01107-0

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