title: Solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura.
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumours of the pleura are rare tumours originating from the mesenchymal cells of the submesothelial tissue of the pleura. The tumours may present in a variety of ways, ranging from no symptoms, to local symptoms such as dyspnoea, cough and chest pain, through to systemic symptoms such as clubbing and hypoglycaemia. We present a case of a solitary fibrous tumour, which presented with clubbing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia. n.campbell2@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: Nicole A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Phillip N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Antippa
mesh_terms: D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2