[Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery treatment for solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura].
BACKGROUND
Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura (SFTP) are rare neoplasm. Approximately 800 cases have been reported in the literature to 2004 year. Video - assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) treatment may be the most promising surgical approach for the resection of SFTP.


OBJECTIVE
This article reported a first case in Bulgaria of VATS diagnostic and treatment of SFTP.


METHODS
A 60 - year old woman had a routine chest roentgenogram and computed tomographic scan, and fibrobronchoscopy.


RESULTS
The use of VATS was introduced for the diagnosis and treatment of intrathoracic lesions. Patient has included in a follow - up program that included clinical examination and x - ray chest graph after 6 months postoperatively, with no recurrence or metastasis of the tumor.


CONCLUSIONS
Complete surgical resection is the treatment of choice for SFTP. For the pedunculate tumors, therefore. VATS is a powerful and useful surgical approach.
Vidolov
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P
Betova
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Iovchev
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome