Pleural solitary fibrous tumor with bullae: is it a microinvasive tumor?
We report a rare pleural solitary fibrous tumor with bullae. Chest computed tomography showed a nodular lesion with bullae adjacent to the left diaphragm. Thoracoscopic resection followed by a pathology study showed that the tumor was a solitary fibrous tumor beside the visceral pleura. We suggest that the bullae containing dilated bronchioles were caused by a check-valve mechanism next to the microinvasive component in the solitary fibrous tumor.
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Jichi Medical University and Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan. tcvkanai@jichi.ac.jp
Yoshihiko
Y
Kanai
Shunsuke
S
Endo
Kenji
K
Tetsuka
Mitsuhiro
M
Nokubi
D001768:Blister / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome