Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura with a minute malignant component and diaphragmatic vascular supply: report of a case.
We resected a fist-sized, solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) with a minute malignant component, following percutaneous embolization of its feeding artery. The tumor had macroscopic characteristics of a benign SFTP, and most parts of it were microscopically benign. However, further careful pathological examination revealed a minute malignant component in its periphery. We report this case to show that large and mostly benign SFTPs may contain malignant components, which can be overlooked. Thus, large SFTPs should be resected in consideration of this possibility.
Miyoshi
Kentaroh
K
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Miwa, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-8602, Japan.
Okumura
Norihito
N
Kokado
Yujiro
Y
Matsuoka
Tomoaki
T
Kameyama
Kotaro
K
Nakagawa
Tatsuo
T
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000098:blood supply*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D013895:Thoracic Arteries; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed