title: Giant benign fibrous tumor of the pleura in a pregnant woman: report of a case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alpaslan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cakan
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Cagirici
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yuncu
authors.forename: Ali Galip
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Yener
mesh_terms: 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*