[Pleural metastases of sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma].
Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma is a rare tumor recently described. The histological presentation can be confused with certain soft tissue benign tumors and certain sarcomas. Metastatic spread is usually late in the natural course of the disease. We report a case of recurrent sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma with pleural metastases which developed ten years after surgical resection of the primary tumor. The tumor was formed by small uniform round epithelioid cells with a clear cytoplasm. The tumor cells were strongly positive for vimentin. This clinical case is discussed in light of other cases reported in the literature.
Decroisette
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C
Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital du Cluzeau - CHU, 23, avenue Dominique-Larrey, 87042 Limoges. chantal.decroisette@free.fr
Melloni
B
B
Moldovan
D
D
Gazaille
V
V
Fermeaux
V
V
Bertin
F
F
Bonnaud
F
F
D000368:Aged; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000556:secondary*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
D014746:Vimentin