Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: A huge intrathoracic mass

Findik S., Bayrak M. G., Erkan M. L., Aydin O., Atıcı A., Uzun O.

Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi, cilt.21, sa.1, ss.35-38, 2004 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Dergi Adı: Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-38
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Immunohistopathology, Pleura, Solitary fibrous tumor, Thoracotomy
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura is among the rare tumors of the thorax. We report a 60 years-old nonsmoker female patient who presented with increasing non-pleuritic chest pain, dyspnea and constitutional sypmtoms including weight loss, anorexia and malaise for one year. Chest x-ray and thorax computerised tomography (CT) revealed a huge mass on right hemithorax. The patient underwent thoracotomy at which complete resection of the mass was made. Immunohistopathologic examination of the surgical specimen revealed the presence of a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura. The patient was still alive without any recurrence at the 58th month of follow-up.