title: Benign solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura: a clinical review and report of six cases.
abstract: Primary tumours of the pleura are commonly divided into two major categories: diffuse and localised. Whereas the diffuse variant is known for its association with asbestos and its poor outcome, the localised one is rare and remains a subject of controversy. Electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry have recently demonstrated that these tumours are of mesenchymal rather than mesothelial origin, and therefore the term "localised mesothelioma" was abandoned. Such tumours are now called solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura (SFTP). The Authors describe a series of 6 cases of benign solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura, surgically treated over the period 1982-2000.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco.
authors.forename: Fulvio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tagliabue
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vertemati
authors.forename: Gianmaria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Confalonieri
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romelli
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terragni
authors.forename: Melchiorre
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed