Giant solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura.
Solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura is a rare primary pleural neoplasm. These tumours are usually asymptomatic and are incidentally detected. Majority of these neoplasms are benign and surgical excision provides excellent results. With the widespread use of imaging and better diagnostic criteria, this tumour is likely to be detected more frequently. We encountered a patient with a giant solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura. In this report, we describe the case of a patient with a giant solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura, review the literature and present the details of management of this patient.
Department of Surgical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. rburrah@yahoo.com
Rajaram
R
Burrah
K V
KV
Veerendra
V
V
Deshmane
Rama C
RC
Rao
S
S
Althaf
S
S
Pingali
A D
AD
Shah
Y
Y
Srinivasalu
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D054363:Solitary Fibrous Tumor, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed