title: A silent gigantic solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: case report.
abstract: Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura is a rare mesenchymal tumor, representing less than 5% of all neoplasms associated with the pleura. A 57-year-old man had general malaise without chest symptoms for 1 month. A chest roentgenogram and computed tomography showed a giant mass in the left thorax. Although the tumor compressed the descending aorta and other mediastinal structures strongly, thereby shifting them to the right side, the patient had no symptoms except malaise. The tumor was successfully resected via two separate thoracotomies. The tumor was measured (20 cm × 19 cm × 15 cm) and weighed (2150 g). The tumor was histologically and immunohistochemically diagnosed as benign. Although SFT is benign, a long follow-up period is essential as even patients with complete resection are at risk of recurrence many years after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Georgstr, 11, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. qtgkk994@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Bert
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hansky
authors.forename: Jost
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niedermeyer
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gummert
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Renner
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed