Giant benign fibrous tumor of the pleura in a pregnant woman: report of a case.
While most pleural neoplasms are malignant and associated with asbestos exposure, benign tumors may also occur. Benign fibrous tumors of the pleura are rare and, unless diagnosed and resected early, they may reach an enormous size and cause severe symptoms. We report the case of a pregnant woman with a giant benign fibrous tumor localized in the pleura.
Cakan
Alpaslan
A
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
Cagirici
Ufuk
U
Yuncu
Gokhan
G
Yener
Ali Galip
AG
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis*