Solitary fibrous tumor of the cerebello-pontine angle

A case is presented of solitary fibrous tumor occurring in the cerebello-pontine angle. There have been only two other reported cases of a solitary fibrous tumors in this region. Imaging studies showed the tumor to be characteristic in shape and position of an acoustic tumor. However, at surgery the tumor was found to have a "rock hard" consistency. Solitary fibrous tumor differs from acoustic schwannoma and meningioma in its histopathologic features and in this case, regrowth, after incomplete excision, was extremely rapid.