[Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) hidden in the pleural effusion].
The patient with a non-malignant type of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) has been presented as an example; this tumor manifested itself in long-lasting pleural effusion. The tumor, submerged in the liquid, with the diameter of 16 cm, was invisible in standard and computer X-rays of the chest. The tumor was found and removed during the thoracotomy. The patient has been alive for 9 years, without symptoms of the disease since the operation was performed.


CONCLUSIONS
1. The source of one-sided exudation can be a non-malignant SFTP. 2. Tumor submerged in the liquid can be invisible on standard and computer pictures of the chest.
Kołodziejski
Leszek
L
Klinika Chirurgii Onkologicznej Centrum Onkologii, Instytut Onkologii, Kraków.
Dyczek
Sonia
S
Lobaziewicz
Wojciech
W
D000368:Aged; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy