title: Pedunculated solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura manifesting as a migrating chest mass: report of a case.
abstract: We report the case of solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura, which appeared to change its location. A computed tomography (CT) scan done at a previous hospital showed a tumor in the posterior mediastinum, suggesting that it was neurogenic. However, on the initial preoperative CT scan, the tumor seemed to have moved anteriorly, but when contrast material was injected; the tumor appeared in its original position. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) revealed a pedunculated and free-moving tumor, originating from the visceral pleura. We diagnosed this unusual migrating tumor as a pedunculated solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Immunology, and Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: Motoki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Hidefumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hikosaka
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018218:Neoplasms, Fibrous Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*