[Giant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura].
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.
Fibla
Juan José
JJ
Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Universitari de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. juanjofibla@hotmail.com
Gómez
Guillermo
G
Salord
Neus
N
Penagos
Juan Carlos
JC
Estrada
Gáspar
G
León
Carlos
C
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery