title: [Giant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura].
abstract: Primitive neoplasms of the pleura are uncommon. Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) is a benign variety of primitive pleural tumor, which is usually asymptomatic and discovered as an incidental finding. However, these tumors can sometimes become locally aggressive and can even be life-threatening. The treatment of choice is surgical resection. We report a case of SFTP in a 78-year-old woman with no relevant history, who presented with marked respiratory insufficiency and who required extended posterolateral thoracotomy to achieve complete resection of an SFTP weighing 2 kg.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. juanjofibla@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fibla
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: Neus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salord
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Penagos
authors.forename: Gáspar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Estrada
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: León
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery