Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 26, 2020; 8(2): 343-352
Published online Jan 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.343
Malignant solitary fibrous tumor of the pancreas with systemic metastasis: A case report and review of the literature
Hao Geng, Yu Ye, Yun Jin, Bai-Zhou Li, Yuan-Quan Yu, Yang-Yang Feng, Jiang-Tao Li
Hao Geng, Yu Ye, Yun Jin, Yuan-Quan Yu, Yang-Yang Feng, Jiang-Tao Li, Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
Bai-Zhou Li, Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Geng H, Ye Y, and Feng YY collected the data, reviewed the literature, and contributed to manuscript drafting; Li JT, Jin Y, and Yu YY were the patient’s surgeons and contributed to manuscript drafting; Li BZ performed the histological analyses and interpretation; Li JT was responsible for the revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81770614 and No. 81570559; Training project of health high level talents in Zhejiang Province (2014).
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
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Corresponding author: Jiang-Tao Li, FACS, MD, Director, Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 88, Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China. zrljt@zju.edu.cn
Received: December 5, 2019
Peer-review started: December 5, 2019
First decision: December 11, 2019
Revised: December 18, 2019
Accepted: December 22, 2019
Article in press: December 22, 2019
Published online: January 26, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: Solitary fibrous tumor is now considered as a fibroblastic mesenchymal neoplasm of intermediate biological potential, and it rarely occurs in the pancreas. Here, we report a case of malignant pancreatic solitary fibrous tumor with systemic metastasis, review the literature, and discuss its biological features, diagnosis, and prognosis evaluations.