title: Giant solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura.
abstract: Fibrous tumors of the pleura are rare, accounting for <5% of all pleural neoplasms. Although over 80% of pleural fibrous tumors have a benign course, local recurrence postsurgery and occasional malignant transformation have been reported; complete excision of the tumor together with postsurgery follow-up of all patients is therefore recommended. We report on a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura measuring 30 cm and weighing 3560 g.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, Spain. atrivi_17@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Triviño
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cozar
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Congregado
authors.forename: Jesus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loscertales
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D056346:Sternotomy; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D047368:Tumor Burden
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor