title: Primary Leiomyoma of the pleura.
abstract: Primary leiomyoma of the pleura is extremely rare. A 45-year-old man presented with a complaint of right chest pain. Chest computed tomography demonstrated a solid, round pleural mass in the right anterior chest wall. The mass was completely resected, and histopathological examination revealed a localized primary pleural leiomyoma. The patient was followed and has been disease-free for over 15 months. This is the first report of primary leiomyoma of the pleura in China. A review of the literature on primary leiomyoma of the pleura is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, China. huntercj2004@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Daxin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Sen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qinghua
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed