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Definition: A mesenchymal neoplasm composed of fibroblast with collagen bands and “staghorn” vascularization. According to WHO classification, hemangiopericytoma is currently considered to be closely related, if not identical, to solitary fibrous tumor.
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Gambarotti, M. (2014). Solitary Fibrous Tumor. In: Picci, P., Manfrini, M., Fabbri, N., Gambarotti, M., Vanel, D. (eds) Atlas of Musculoskeletal Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01748-8_69
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